#523D82#523D82

#523D82 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.112 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D82
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 130)
HSL	hsl(258, 36%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(258, 53%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 25.87, -35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 44.20, 305.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41.77% 0.0476 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(41.77% 0.112 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.1767, 6.7429, 21.9328)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D82 #6D823D

analogous

#3D4A82 #523D82 #753D82

triadic

#523D82 #82523D #3D8252

tetradic

#523D82 #823D4A #6D823D #3D8275

square

#523D82 #823D4A #6D823D #3D8275

split-complementary

#523D82 #82753D #4A823D

monochromatic

#1D162F #382958 #523D82 #6C51AC #8F79C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#523D82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#523D82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D82

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D82	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224A84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274880

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474B59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.112 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8573a7',
    500: '#523d82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d82;
$custom-light: #8573a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 36.126,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41766,
    "c": 0.11194,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D82

secondary

#99AA71

accent

#CC5CAA

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D82

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

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