#523DA8#523DA8

#523DA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.164 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DA8
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 168)
HSL	hsl(252, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 64%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 63.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.90, 37.25, -54.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.90, 66.18, 304.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% 0.0472 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.164 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2142, 7.9579, 37.9306)
Luminance	0.0796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DA8 #93A83D

analogous

#3D5DA8 #523DA8 #883DA8

triadic

#523DA8 #A8523D #3DA852

tetradic

#523DA8 #A83D5D #93A83D #3DA888

square

#523DA8 #A83D5D #93A83D #3DA888

split-complementary

#523DA8 #A8883D #5DA83D

monochromatic

#261C4E #3C2D7B #523DA8 #725EC4 #998BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#523DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#523DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DA8

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DA8	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.164 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74c3',
    500: '#523da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523da8;
$custom-light: #8a74c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.776,
    "s": 46.725,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44592,
    "c": 0.16373,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DA8

secondary

#B3BF81

accent

#D651BC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DA8

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

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