#524C5E#524C5E

#524C5E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.030 H 300.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524C5E
RGB	rgb(82, 76, 94)
HSL	hsl(260, 11%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(260, 19%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 19.1%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.50, 6.52, -9.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.50, 11.63, 304.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.0153 -0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.03 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0841, 7.7709, 11.6615)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524C5E #585E4C

analogous

#4C4F5E #524C5E #5B4C5E

triadic

#524C5E #5E524C #4C5E52

tetradic

#524C5E #5E4C4F #585E4C #4C5E5B

square

#524C5E #5E4C4F #585E4C #4C5E5B

split-complementary

#524C5E #5E5B4C #4F5E4C

monochromatic

#17151A #34313C #524C5E #706780 #8E879E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#524C5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#524C5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524C5E

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524C5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524C5E	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494F5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4F5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504E52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524c5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 76, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.030 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827e8b',
    500: '#524c5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524c5e;
$custom-light: #827e8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524c5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 10.588,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4292,
    "c": 0.03026,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524C5E

secondary

#868C7A

accent

#B4749E

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A090C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #524C5E

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

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