#523EAD#523EAD

#523EAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.169 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EAD
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 173)
HSL	hsl(251, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 64.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.51, 38.19, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.51, 68.35, 303.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.0458 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.169 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7429, 8.2556, 40.4491)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.76

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EAD #99AD3E

analogous

#3E61AD #523EAD #893EAD

triadic

#523EAD #AD523E #3EAD52

tetradic

#523EAD #AD3E61 #99AD3E #3EAD89

square

#523EAD #AD3E61 #99AD3E #3EAD89

split-complementary

#523EAD #AD893E #61AD3E

monochromatic

#271E53 #3D2E80 #523EAD #7462C7 #9C8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#523EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#523EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EAD

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EAD	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.169 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74c6',
    500: '#523ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ead;
$custom-light: #8b74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.811,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45161,
    "c": 0.16892,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EAD

secondary

#B7C285

accent

#D751BF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EAD

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

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