#523DCD#523DCD

#523DCD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.210 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523DCD
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 205)
HSL	hsl(249, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 70.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 48.57, -71.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 86.38, 304.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% 0.0421 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.21 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.1644, 9.5380, 58.7350)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523DCD #B8CD3D

analogous

#3D70CD #523DCD #9A3DCD

triadic

#523DCD #CD523D #3DCD52

tetradic

#523DCD #CD3D70 #B8CD3D #3DCD9A

square

#523DCD #CD3D70 #B8CD3D #3DCD9A

split-complementary

#523DCD #CD9A3D #70CD3D

monochromatic

#2A1D72 #3C2AA3 #523DCD #7D6EDA #A99EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#523DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#523DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523DCD

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523DCD	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.210 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9075dd',
    500: '#523dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523dcd;
$custom-light: #9075dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.75,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47789,
    "c": 0.21012,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523DCD

secondary

#C9D293

accent

#E246CB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #523DCD

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

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