#523DB3#523DB3

#523DB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.178 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DB3
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 40.62, -59.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 72.31, 304.18°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.0461 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.178 285)
XYZ	xyz(13.2826, 8.3853, 43.5577)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DB3 #9EB33D

analogous

#3D63B3 #523DB3 #8D3DB3

triadic

#523DB3 #B3523D #3DB352

tetradic

#523DB3 #B33D63 #9EB33D #3DB38D

square

#523DB3 #B33D63 #9EB33D #3DB38D

split-complementary

#523DB3 #B38D3D #63B33D

monochromatic

#281E58 #3D2D85 #523DB3 #7663CA #9E91D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#523DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#523DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DB3

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DB3	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.178 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74cb',
    500: '#523db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523db3;
$custom-light: #8c74cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.678,
    "s": 49.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45503,
    "c": 0.1779,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.08386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DB3

secondary

#BAC587

accent

#D94FC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DB3

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

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