#523DAF#523DAF

#523DAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.173 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DAF
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 175)
HSL	hsl(251, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 65.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.45, 39.40, -57.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.45, 70.10, 304.20°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.0465 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.173 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8840, 8.2258, 41.4580)
Luminance	0.0823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DAF #9AAF3D

analogous

#3D61AF #523DAF #8B3DAF

triadic

#523DAF #AF523D #3DAF52

tetradic

#523DAF #AF3D61 #9AAF3D #3DAF8B

square

#523DAF #AF3D61 #9AAF3D #3DAF8B

split-complementary

#523DAF #AF8B3D #61AF3D

monochromatic

#271D54 #3D2D82 #523DAF #7461C8 #9C8FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#523DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#523DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DAF

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DAF	1.00	7.94	2.65	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.173 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74c8',
    500: '#523daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523daf;
$custom-light: #8b74c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.053,
    "s": 48.305,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45167,
    "c": 0.17279,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DAF

secondary

#B7C385

accent

#D850BF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DAF

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

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