#523E5E#523E5E

#523E5E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.058 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523E5E
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 94)
HSL	hsl(278, 21%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(278, 34%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 34%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.53, 15.52, -15.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.53, 22.07, 314.69°)
OKLab	oklab(39.86% 0.0392 -0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(39.86% 0.058 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2223, 6.0473, 11.3743)
Luminance	0.0605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523E5E #4A5E3E

analogous

#423E5E #523E5E #5E3E5A

triadic

#523E5E #5E523E #3E5E52

tetradic

#523E5E #5E423E #4A5E3E #3E5A5E

square

#523E5E #5E423E #4A5E3E #3E5A5E

split-complementary

#523E5E #5A5E3E #3E5E42

monochromatic

#120D14 #322639 #523E5E #725683 #9173A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.50

#523E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#523E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523E5E

9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523E5E	1.00	9.50	2.21	9.50
#FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39445F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D465D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51424A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.058 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83738b',
    500: '#523e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523e5e;
$custom-light: #83738b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 20.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39864,
    "c": 0.05817,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523E5E

secondary

#778E6A

accent

#BD6B8A

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDF0

border

#CAC8CB

text

#0A080C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #523E5E

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

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