#523EA6#523EA6

#523EA6 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.160 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EA6
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 166)
HSL	hsl(252, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 63%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 62.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.97, 36.04, -53.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.97, 64.41, 304.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.0463 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.16 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0832, 7.9917, 36.9749)
Luminance	0.0799 (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

#523EA6 #92A63E

analogous

#3E5EA6 #523EA6 #863EA6

triadic

#523EA6 #A6523E #3EA652

tetradic

#523EA6 #A63E5E #92A63E #3EA686

square

#523EA6 #A63E5E #92A63E #3EA686

split-complementary

#523EA6 #A6863E #5EA63E

monochromatic

#261D4D #3C2D79 #523EA6 #725EC3 #998BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#523EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#523EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EA6

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EA6	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.160 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74c1',
    500: '#523ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ea6;
$custom-light: #8a74c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.538,
    "s": 45.614,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44595,
    "c": 0.15977,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EA6

secondary

#B3BE82

accent

#D553BC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EA6

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

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