#523CB3#523CB3

#523CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.179 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB3
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.56, 41.20, -60.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.56, 72.93, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.35% 0.047 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(45.35% 0.179 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2298, 8.2795, 43.5401)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.81

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB3 #9DB33C

analogous

#3C62B3 #523CB3 #8D3CB3

triadic

#523CB3 #B3523C #3CB352

tetradic

#523CB3 #B33C62 #9DB33C #3CB38D

square

#523CB3 #B33C62 #9DB33C #3CB38D

split-complementary

#523CB3 #B38D3C #62B33C

monochromatic

#281D57 #3D2D85 #523CB3 #7562CA #9D90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#523CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#523CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB3

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB3	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.179 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cb',
    500: '#523cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb3;
$custom-light: #8c73cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.092,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45348,
    "c": 0.17914,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB3

secondary

#B9C586

accent

#D94EC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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