#523E58#523E58

#523E58 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.050 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523E58
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 88)
HSL	hsl(286, 17%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(286, 30%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 29.5%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.27, 14.09, -12.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.27, 18.65, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(39.58% 0.0373 -0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(39.58% 0.05 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9635, 5.9438, 10.0111)
Luminance	0.0594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523E58 #44583E

analogous

#453E58 #523E58 #583E51

triadic

#523E58 #58523E #3E5852

tetradic

#523E58 #58453E #44583E #3E5158

square

#523E58 #58453E #44583E #3E5158

split-complementary

#523E58 #51583E #3E5845

monochromatic

#110D12 #312534 #523E58 #73577C #93749D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.59

#523E58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#523E58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523E58

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523E58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523E58	1.00	9.59	2.19	9.59
#FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B4459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524147

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523e58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.050 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837387',
    500: '#523e58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523e58;
$custom-light: #837387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523e58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 17.333,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39579,
    "c": 0.0499,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523E58

secondary

#71886A

accent

#BA6E7F

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0A080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #523E58

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

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