#523D86#523D86

#523D86 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.118 H 294.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D86
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 134)
HSL	hsl(257, 37%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(257, 54%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 54.5%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.47, 27.03, -37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.47, 46.56, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% 0.0479 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.118 294)
XYZ	xyz(9.4504, 6.8524, 23.3744)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D86 #71863D

analogous

#3D4C86 #523D86 #763D86

triadic

#523D86 #86523D #3D8652

tetradic

#523D86 #863D4C #71863D #3D8676

square

#523D86 #863D4C #71863D #3D8676

split-complementary

#523D86 #86763D #4C863D

monochromatic

#1F1732 #382A5C #523D86 #6C51B0 #8F7BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#523D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#523D86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D86

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D86	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E4B89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234984

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.118 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673aa',
    500: '#523d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d86;
$custom-light: #8673aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.26,
    "s": 37.436,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42037,
    "c": 0.11759,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.06853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D86

secondary

#9CAD72

accent

#CD5AAC

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D86

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

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