#523D84#523D84

#523D84 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.115 H 294.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D84
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 132)
HSL	hsl(258, 37%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(258, 54%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 53.8%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.34, 26.45, -36.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.34, 45.38, 305.65°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% 0.0477 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.115 294.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3122, 6.7971, 22.6467)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D84 #6F843D

analogous

#3D4C84 #523D84 #753D84

triadic

#523D84 #84523D #3D8452

tetradic

#523D84 #843D4C #6F843D #3D8475

square

#523D84 #843D4C #6F843D #3D8475

split-complementary

#523D84 #84753D #4C843D

monochromatic

#1E1630 #382A5A #523D84 #6C50AE #8F7AC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#523D84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#523D84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D84

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D84	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254982

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464B5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.115 294.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673a8',
    500: '#523d84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d84;
$custom-light: #8673a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.746,
    "s": 36.788,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41901,
    "c": 0.11478,
    "h": 294.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D84

secondary

#9AAB71

accent

#CD5BAB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D84

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

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