#523E91#523E91

#523E91 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.131 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523E91
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 145)
HSL	hsl(254, 40%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 57%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 57.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, 29.66, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 52.34, 304.53°)
OKLab	oklab(42.99% 0.047 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(42.99% 0.131 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3117, 7.2831, 27.6450)
Luminance	0.0728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.24

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523E91 #7D913E

analogous

#3E5391 #523E91 #7B3E91

triadic

#523E91 #91523E #3E9152

tetradic

#523E91 #913E53 #7D913E #3E917B

square

#523E91 #913E53 #7D913E #3E917B

split-complementary

#523E91 #917B3E #53913E

monochromatic

#22193B #3A2C66 #523E91 #6D56B7 #9280C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#523E91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#523E91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523E91

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523E91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523E91	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#114E94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#164B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523e91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.131 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8774b2',
    500: '#523e91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523e91;
$custom-light: #8774b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523e91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.458,
    "s": 40.097,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42994,
    "c": 0.13139,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523E91

secondary

#A5B378

accent

#D058B3

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0811

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #523E91

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

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