#523EB4#523EB4

#523EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.178 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EB4
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 180)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 65.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.07, 40.35, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.07, 72.25, 303.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.74% 0.045 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(45.74% 0.178 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4380, 8.5336, 44.1102)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EB4 #A0B43E

analogous

#3E65B4 #523EB4 #8D3EB4

triadic

#523EB4 #B4523E #3EB452

tetradic

#523EB4 #B43E65 #A0B43E #3EB48D

square

#523EB4 #B43E65 #A0B43E #3EB48D

split-complementary

#523EB4 #B48D3E #65B43E

monochromatic

#291F59 #3D2E86 #523EB4 #7665CA #9F93DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#523EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#523EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EB4

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EB4	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.178 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c75cb',
    500: '#523eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523eb4;
$custom-light: #8c75cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.169,
    "s": 48.76,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45743,
    "c": 0.17794,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EB4

secondary

#BBC589

accent

#D84FC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EB4

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

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