#523EB2#523EB2

#523EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.175 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EB2
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 178)
HSL	hsl(250, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 39.73, -59.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 71.14, 303.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.0452 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.175 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.2358, 8.4527, 43.0450)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EB2 #9EB23E

analogous

#3E64B2 #523EB2 #8C3EB2

triadic

#523EB2 #B2523E #3EB252

tetradic

#523EB2 #B23E64 #9EB23E #3EB28C

square

#523EB2 #B23E64 #9EB23E #3EB28C

split-complementary

#523EB2 #B28C3E #64B23E

monochromatic

#281E57 #3D2E85 #523EB2 #7664C9 #9E92D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#523EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#523EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EB2

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EB2	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.175 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74ca',
    500: '#523eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523eb2;
$custom-light: #8c74ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.345,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45576,
    "c": 0.17538,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EB2

secondary

#BAC488

accent

#D850C0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EB2

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

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