#523EAE#523EAE

#523EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.170 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EAE
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(251, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, 38.50, -57.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 68.91, 303.96°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.0457 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.17 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8400, 8.2944, 40.9606)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EAE #9AAE3E

analogous

#3E62AE #523EAE #8A3EAE

triadic

#523EAE #AE523E #3EAE52

tetradic

#523EAE #AE3E62 #9AAE3E #3EAE8A

square

#523EAE #AE3E62 #9AAE3E #3EAE8A

split-complementary

#523EAE #AE8A3E #62AE3E

monochromatic

#271E54 #3D2E81 #523EAE #7462C7 #9C8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#523EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#523EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EAE

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EAE	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.170 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74c7',
    500: '#523eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523eae;
$custom-light: #8b74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45244,
    "c": 0.17022,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EAE

secondary

#B7C286

accent

#D751BF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EAE

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

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