#523D64#523D64

#523D64 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.069 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D64
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 100)
HSL	hsl(272, 24%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(272, 39%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.54, 17.66, -19.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.54, 26.33, 312.13°)
OKLab	oklab(39.97% 0.0426 -0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(39.97% 0.069 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4482, 6.0515, 12.8298)
Luminance	0.0605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D64 #4F643D

analogous

#3F3D64 #523D64 #643D63

triadic

#523D64 #64523D #3D6452

tetradic

#523D64 #643F3D #4F643D #3D6364

square

#523D64 #643F3D #4F643D #3D6364

split-complementary

#523D64 #63643D #3D643F

monochromatic

#140F18 #33263E #523D64 #71548A #9072A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.50

#523D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#523D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D64

9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D64	1.00	9.50	2.21	9.50
#FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#354565

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4663

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.069 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837290',
    500: '#523d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d64;
$custom-light: #837290;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 24.224,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39965,
    "c": 0.06871,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D64

secondary

#7D9469

accent

#C16790

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFECF0

border

#CAC7CB

text

#0B080C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D64

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

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