#523F8D#523F8D

#523F8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.124 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523F8D
RGB	rgb(82, 63, 141)
HSL	hsl(255, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(255, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 55.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.42, 27.85, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.42, 49.32, 304.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% 0.0455 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.124 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.0636, 7.2717, 26.0675)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523F8D #7A8D3F

analogous

#3F538D #523F8D #793F8D

triadic

#523F8D #8D523F #3F8D52

tetradic

#523F8D #8D3F53 #7A8D3F #3F8D79

square

#523F8D #8D3F53 #7A8D3F #3F8D79

split-complementary

#523F8D #8D793F #538D3F

monochromatic

#211938 #392C63 #523F8D #6D56B3 #9180C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#523F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#523F8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523F8D

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523F8D	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A4D90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 63, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.124 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674af',
    500: '#523f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523f8d;
$custom-light: #8674af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.615,
    "s": 38.235,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42889,
    "c": 0.12427,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523F8D

secondary

#A3B177

accent

#CE5AB2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #523F8D

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

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