#523E50#523E50

#523E50 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.040 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523E50
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 80)
HSL	hsl(306, 14%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(306, 24%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 2.4%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.95, 12.28, -7.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.95, 14.39, 328.56°)
OKLab	oklab(39.23% 0.0344 -0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(39.23% 0.04 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.6501, 5.8185, 8.3606)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523E50 #3E5240

analogous

#4A3E52 #523E50 #523E46

triadic

#523E50 #50523E #3E5052

tetradic

#523E50 #524A3E #3E5240 #3E4652

square

#523E50 #524A3E #3E5240 #3E4652

split-complementary

#523E50 #46523E #3E524A

monochromatic

#110D11 #2F242E #523E50 #755872 #967493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#523E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#523E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523E50

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523E50	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D4351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42454F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.040 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837381',
    500: '#523e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523e50;
$custom-light: #837381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306,
    "s": 13.889,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39227,
    "c": 0.0398,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523E50

secondary

#6A816D

accent

#B77871

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDEE

border

#CAC8C9

text

#0A080A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #523E50

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

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