#523EA1#523EA1

#523EA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.153 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EA1
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 161)
HSL	hsl(252, 44%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 61%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 61.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 34.51, -50.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 61.57, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.2% 0.0466 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(44.2% 0.153 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6335, 7.8118, 34.6062)
Luminance	0.0781 (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

#523EA1 #8DA13E

analogous

#3E5BA1 #523EA1 #833EA1

triadic

#523EA1 #A1523E #3EA152

tetradic

#523EA1 #A13E5B #8DA13E #3EA183

square

#523EA1 #A13E5B #8DA13E #3EA183

split-complementary

#523EA1 #A1833E #5BA13E

monochromatic

#251C49 #3B2D75 #523EA1 #705CC0 #9788D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#523EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#523EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EA1

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EA1	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.153 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974be',
    500: '#523ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ea1;
$custom-light: #8974be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.121,
    "s": 44.395,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44199,
    "c": 0.15313,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EA1

secondary

#AFBC7F

accent

#D454BA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EA1

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

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