#523D8A#523D8A

#523D8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.123 H 293.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D8A
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 138)
HSL	hsl(256, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(256, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 55.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.73, 28.20, -39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.73, 48.92, 305.21°)
OKLab	oklab(42.32% 0.0481 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(42.32% 0.123 293)
XYZ	xyz(9.7346, 6.9661, 24.8715)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D8A #758A3D

analogous

#3D4F8A #523D8A #793D8A

triadic

#523D8A #8A523D #3D8A52

tetradic

#523D8A #8A3D4F #758A3D #3D8A79

square

#523D8A #8A3D4F #758A3D #3D8A79

split-complementary

#523D8A #8A793D #4F8A3D

monochromatic

#201735 #392A60 #523D8A #6C52B2 #907CC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#523D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#523D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D8A

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D8A	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194C8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4988

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434D5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.123 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673ad',
    500: '#523d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d8a;
$custom-light: #8673ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42315,
    "c": 0.1232,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.06966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D8A

secondary

#9FAF74

accent

#CF59AF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D8A

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

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