#523ED5#523ED5

#523ED5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.219 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523ED5
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 213)
HSL	hsl(248, 64%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(248, 71%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 50.46, -74.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 90.02, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% 0.0399 -0.215)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.219 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2087, 10.0419, 63.9693)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523ED5 #C1D53E

analogous

#3E76D5 #523ED5 #9E3ED5

triadic

#523ED5 #D5523E #3ED552

tetradic

#523ED5 #D53E76 #C1D53E #3ED59E

square

#523ED5 #D53E76 #C1D53E #3ED59E

split-complementary

#523ED5 #D59E3E #76D53E

monochromatic

#281B7D #3826B0 #523ED5 #7F70E0 #ACA3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#523ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#523ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523ED5

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523ED5	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.219 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9176e3',
    500: '#523ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ed5;
$custom-light: #9176e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.947,
    "s": 64.255,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48663,
    "c": 0.21865,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523ED5

secondary

#CFD897

accent

#E741D1

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #523ED5

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

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