#523EB3#523EB3

#523EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.177 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EB3
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 179)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 40.04, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 71.70, 303.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.0451 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.177 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3365, 8.4930, 43.5757)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EB3 #9FB33E

analogous

#3E65B3 #523EB3 #8C3EB3

triadic

#523EB3 #B3523E #3EB352

tetradic

#523EB3 #B33E65 #9FB33E #3EB38C

square

#523EB3 #B33E65 #9FB33E #3EB38C

split-complementary

#523EB3 #B38C3E #65B33E

monochromatic

#281F58 #3D2E86 #523EB3 #7665CA #9E92D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#523EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#523EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EB3

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EB3	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.177 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c74cb',
    500: '#523eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523eb3;
$custom-light: #8c74cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.256,
    "s": 48.548,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45659,
    "c": 0.17666,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EB3

secondary

#BAC588

accent

#D850C1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EB3

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

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