#523DAD#523DAD
#523DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.170 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #523DAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 61, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 65%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 38.78, -57.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 68.98, 304.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45% 0.0468 -0.1637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.17 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6890, 8.1478, 40.4311) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 1.95
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.56
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.42
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.55
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.60
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#523DAD #98AD3D
analogous
#3D60AD #523DAD #8A3DAD
triadic
#523DAD #AD523D #3DAD52
tetradic
#523DAD #AD3D60 #98AD3D #3DAD8A
square
#523DAD #AD3D60 #98AD3D #3DAD8A
split-complementary
#523DAD #AD8A3D #60AD3D
monochromatic
#271D53 #3D2D80 #523DAD #7360C7 #9B8DD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#523DAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#523DAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #523DAD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##523DAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##523DAD | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E586F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #523dad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.170 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b74c6',
500: '#523dad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #523dad; $custom-light: #8b74c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#523dad",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 61,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.25,
"s": 47.863,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45001,
"c": 0.17022,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.08148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#523DAD
secondary
#B6C284
accent
#D750BE
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F1EDF8
border
#CBC8D1
text
#0D0813
muted
#7E7B82