#523DB2#523DB2

#523DB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.177 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DB2
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 65.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 40.31, -59.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 71.76, 304.18°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.0462 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.177 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1819, 8.3450, 43.0270)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.60

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DB2 #9DB23D

analogous

#3D63B2 #523DB2 #8D3DB2

triadic

#523DB2 #B2523D #3DB252

tetradic

#523DB2 #B23D63 #9DB23D #3DB28D

square

#523DB2 #B23D63 #9DB23D #3DB28D

split-complementary

#523DB2 #B28D3D #63B23D

monochromatic

#281E57 #3D2D84 #523DB2 #7563C9 #9D90D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#523DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#523DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DB2

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DB2	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.177 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74ca',
    500: '#523db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523db2;
$custom-light: #8c74ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.769,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45418,
    "c": 0.17663,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DB2

secondary

#B9C487

accent

#D94FC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DB2

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

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