#523DB5#523DB5

#523DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.180 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DB5
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, 41.23, -60.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 73.42, 304.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% 0.0458 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.18 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4864, 8.4668, 44.6307)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.53

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DB5 #A0B53D

analogous

#3D64B5 #523DB5 #8E3DB5

triadic

#523DB5 #B5523D #3DB552

tetradic

#523DB5 #B53D64 #A0B53D #3DB58E

square

#523DB5 #B53D64 #A0B53D #3DB58E

split-complementary

#523DB5 #B58E3D #64B53D

monochromatic

#291E59 #3D2E87 #523DB5 #7664CB #9F92DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#523DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#523DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DB5

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DB5	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.180 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74cc',
    500: '#523db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523db5;
$custom-light: #8c74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.5,
    "s": 49.587,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45672,
    "c": 0.18045,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DB5

secondary

#BBC588

accent

#D94FC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DB5

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

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