#523F8A#523F8A
#523F8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.120 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #523F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 63, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 37%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 54%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.22, 26.95, -39.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.22, 47.55, 304.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.68% 0.0454 -0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.68% 0.12 292.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8434, 7.1836, 24.9078) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.25
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.89
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.10
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.78
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.38
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#523F8A #778A3F
analogous
#3F528A #523F8A #783F8A
triadic
#523F8A #8A523F #3F8A52
tetradic
#523F8A #8A3F52 #778A3F #3F8A78
square
#523F8A #8A3F52 #778A3F #3F8A78
split-complementary
#523F8A #8A783F #528A3F
monochromatic
#201936 #392C60 #523F8A #6C55B1 #917FC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#523F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#523F8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #523F8A
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##523F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##523F8A | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E4D8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#224A88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#434E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #523f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 63, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.120 292.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8674ad',
500: '#523f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #523f8a; $custom-light: #8674ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#523f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 63,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.2,
"s": 37.313,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4268,
"c": 0.12004,
"h": 292.2
},
"luminance": 0.07184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#523F8A
secondary
#A0AF76
accent
#CD5BB0
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#F0EDF4
border
#CBC8CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F