#523CB5#523CB5

#523CB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.182 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB5
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 41.81, -61.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 74.03, 304.39°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.0468 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.182 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4335, 8.3610, 44.6131)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB5 #9FB53C

analogous

#3C63B5 #523CB5 #8E3CB5

triadic

#523CB5 #B5523C #3CB552

tetradic

#523CB5 #B53C63 #9FB53C #3CB58E

square

#523CB5 #B53C63 #9FB53C #3CB58E

split-complementary

#523CB5 #B58E3C #63B53C

monochromatic

#281E59 #3D2D87 #523CB5 #7663CB #9E91DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#523CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#523CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB5

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB5	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.182 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cc',
    500: '#523cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb5;
$custom-light: #8c73cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45518,
    "c": 0.18167,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB5

secondary

#BAC687

accent

#DA4EC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB5

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

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