#523CB8#523CB8

#523CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.185 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB8
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 42.73, -62.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 75.67, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.0464 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.185 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7446, 8.4854, 46.2517)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.82

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB8 #A2B83C

analogous

#3C64B8 #523CB8 #903CB8

triadic

#523CB8 #B8523C #3CB852

tetradic

#523CB8 #B83C64 #A2B83C #3CB890

square

#523CB8 #B83C64 #A2B83C #3CB890

split-complementary

#523CB8 #B8903C #64B83C

monochromatic

#291E5C #3D2D8A #523CB8 #7765CD #A093DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#523CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#523CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB8

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB8	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.185 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73ce',
    500: '#523cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb8;
$custom-light: #8d73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.645,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45776,
    "c": 0.18545,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB8

secondary

#BCC789

accent

#DA4DC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB8

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

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