#523CB9#523CB9

#523CB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.187 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523CB9
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 185)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 43.03, -62.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 76.22, 304.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.0462 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.187 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8498, 8.5275, 46.8057)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523CB9 #A3B93C

analogous

#3C64B9 #523CB9 #903CB9

triadic

#523CB9 #B9523C #3CB952

tetradic

#523CB9 #B93C64 #A3B93C #3CB990

square

#523CB9 #B93C64 #A3B93C #3CB990

split-complementary

#523CB9 #B9903C #64B93C

monochromatic

#291E5D #3E2D8B #523CB9 #7765CD #A093DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#523CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#523CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523CB9

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523CB9	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.187 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73cf',
    500: '#523cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523cb9;
$custom-light: #8d73cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.56,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45863,
    "c": 0.1867,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523CB9

secondary

#BCC789

accent

#DA4DC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523CB9

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

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