#523DAE#523DAE

#523DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.172 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DAE
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 39.09, -57.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 69.54, 304.20°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.0466 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.172 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7861, 8.1867, 40.9426)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DAE #99AE3D

analogous

#3D60AE #523DAE #8A3DAE

triadic

#523DAE #AE523D #3DAE52

tetradic

#523DAE #AE3D60 #99AE3D #3DAE8A

square

#523DAE #AE3D60 #99AE3D #3DAE8A

split-complementary

#523DAE #AE8A3D #60AE3D

monochromatic

#271D53 #3D2D81 #523DAE #7461C8 #9C8ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#523DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#523DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DAE

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DAE	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.172 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74c7',
    500: '#523dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523dae;
$custom-light: #8b74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.15,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45084,
    "c": 0.17151,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DAE

secondary

#B7C285

accent

#D850BE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DAE

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

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