#523FAD#523FAD

#523FAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.168 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523FAD
RGB	rgb(82, 63, 173)
HSL	hsl(250, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 37.60, -56.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 67.72, 303.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0.0447 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.168 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.7978, 8.3653, 40.4674)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523FAD #9AAD3F

analogous

#3F63AD #523FAD #893FAD

triadic

#523FAD #AD523F #3FAD52

tetradic

#523FAD #AD3F63 #9AAD3F #3FAD89

square

#523FAD #AD3F63 #9AAD3F #3FAD89

split-complementary

#523FAD #AD893F #63AD3F

monochromatic

#271E53 #3D2F80 #523FAD #7463C6 #9C90D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#523FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#523FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523FAD

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523FAD	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 63, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.168 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b75c6',
    500: '#523fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523fad;
$custom-light: #8b75c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.364,
    "s": 46.61,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45324,
    "c": 0.16762,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523FAD

secondary

#B7C286

accent

#D652BF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #523FAD

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

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