#523DAA#523DAA

#523DAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.166 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DAA
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 170)
HSL	hsl(252, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 37.86, -55.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 67.30, 304.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.76% 0.0471 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(44.76% 0.166 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4020, 8.0330, 38.9195)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.26

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DAA #95AA3D

analogous

#3D5EAA #523DAA #893DAA

triadic

#523DAA #AA523D #3DAA52

tetradic

#523DAA #AA3D5E #95AA3D #3DAA89

square

#523DAA #AA3D5E #95AA3D #3DAA89

split-complementary

#523DAA #AA893D #5EAA3D

monochromatic

#271D50 #3C2D7D #523DAA #735FC5 #9A8CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#523DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#523DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DAA

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DAA	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.166 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74c4',
    500: '#523daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523daa;
$custom-light: #8a74c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.56,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44755,
    "c": 0.16633,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DAA

secondary

#B4C082

accent

#D751BD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DAA

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

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