#523CB6#523CB6

#523CB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.183 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB6
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 182)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 67%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 42.12, -61.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 74.58, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.0466 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.183 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5365, 8.4022, 45.1554)
Luminance	0.0840 (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

#523CB6 #A0B63C

analogous

#3C63B6 #523CB6 #8F3CB6

triadic

#523CB6 #B6523C #3CB652

tetradic

#523CB6 #B63C63 #A0B63C #3CB68F

square

#523CB6 #B63C63 #A0B63C #3CB68F

split-complementary

#523CB6 #B68F3C #63B63C

monochromatic

#291E5A #3D2D88 #523CB6 #7663CC #9F91DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#523CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#523CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB6

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB6	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.183 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cd',
    500: '#523cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb6;
$custom-light: #8c73cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.82,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45604,
    "c": 0.18293,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB6

secondary

#BBC688

accent

#DA4EC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB6

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

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