#523EB5#523EB5

#523EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.179 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EB5
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 181)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 65.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 40.65, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 72.80, 303.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.0449 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.179 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5403, 8.5745, 44.6487)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.28

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EB5 #A1B53E

analogous

#3E66B5 #523EB5 #8D3EB5

triadic

#523EB5 #B5523E #3EB552

tetradic

#523EB5 #B53E66 #A1B53E #3EB58D

square

#523EB5 #B53E66 #A1B53E #3EB58D

split-complementary

#523EB5 #B58D3E #66B53E

monochromatic

#291F5A #3D2E87 #523EB5 #7766CA #9F93DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#523EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#523EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EB5

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EB5	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.179 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c75cc',
    500: '#523eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523eb5;
$custom-light: #8c75cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.084,
    "s": 48.971,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45828,
    "c": 0.17921,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EB5

secondary

#BBC589

accent

#D94FC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EB5

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

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