#523EA8#523EA8

#523EA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.162 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EA8
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 168)
HSL	hsl(251, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 63.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 36.66, -54.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 65.54, 304.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.76% 0.0462 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(44.76% 0.162 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2681, 8.0656, 37.9486)
Luminance	0.0807 (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

#523EA8 #94A83E

analogous

#3E5FA8 #523EA8 #873EA8

triadic

#523EA8 #A8523E #3EA852

tetradic

#523EA8 #A83E5F #94A83E #3EA887

square

#523EA8 #A83E5F #94A83E #3EA887

split-complementary

#523EA8 #A8873E #5FA83E

monochromatic

#261D4F #3C2E7B #523EA8 #725FC4 #9A8CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#523EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#523EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EA8

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EA8	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.162 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74c3',
    500: '#523ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ea8;
$custom-light: #8a74c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.321,
    "s": 46.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44755,
    "c": 0.16239,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EA8

secondary

#B4BF83

accent

#D652BD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EA8

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

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