#523DAC#523DAC

#523DAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.169 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DAC
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 172)
HSL	hsl(251, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 64.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 38.48, -56.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 68.42, 304.22°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.0469 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.169 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5926, 8.1092, 39.9234)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DAC #97AC3D

analogous

#3D60AC #523DAC #893DAC

triadic

#523DAC #AC523D #3DAC52

tetradic

#523DAC #AC3D60 #97AC3D #3DAC89

square

#523DAC #AC3D60 #97AC3D #3DAC89

split-complementary

#523DAC #AC893D #60AC3D

monochromatic

#271D52 #3C2D7F #523DAC #7360C7 #9B8DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#523DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#523DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DAC

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DAC	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.169 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74c6',
    500: '#523dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523dac;
$custom-light: #8b74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.351,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44919,
    "c": 0.16892,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DAC

secondary

#B6C184

accent

#D751BE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DAC

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

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