#523EA0#523EA0

#523EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.152 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EA0
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 160)
HSL	hsl(252, 44%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 61%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.51, 34.21, -50.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.51, 61.00, 304.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.0467 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.152 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5456, 7.7767, 34.1436)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EA0 #8CA03E

analogous

#3E5BA0 #523EA0 #833EA0

triadic

#523EA0 #A0523E #3EA052

tetradic

#523EA0 #A03E5B #8CA03E #3EA083

square

#523EA0 #A03E5B #8CA03E #3EA083

split-complementary

#523EA0 #A0833E #5BA03E

monochromatic

#251C48 #3B2D74 #523EA0 #705CC0 #9788D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#523EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#523EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EA0

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EA0	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.152 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974bd',
    500: '#523ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ea0;
$custom-light: #8974bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.245,
    "s": 44.144,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44121,
    "c": 0.1518,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EA0

secondary

#AFBB7F

accent

#D454BA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EA0

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

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