#523DB8#523DB8

#523DB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.184 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DB8
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 184)
HSL	hsl(250, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 66.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, 42.15, -62.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 75.07, 304.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.0454 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.184 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7975, 8.5912, 46.2693)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DB8 #A3B83D

analogous

#3D65B8 #523DB8 #8F3DB8

triadic

#523DB8 #B8523D #3DB852

tetradic

#523DB8 #B83D65 #A3B83D #3DB88F

square

#523DB8 #B83D65 #A3B83D #3DB88F

split-complementary

#523DB8 #B88F3D #65B83D

monochromatic

#291F5C #3E2E8A #523DB8 #7766CC #A094DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#523DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#523DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DB8

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DB8	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.184 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74ce',
    500: '#523db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523db8;
$custom-light: #8d74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.244,
    "s": 50.204,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45928,
    "c": 0.18424,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DB8

secondary

#BCC78A

accent

#DA4EC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DB8

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

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