#524E5C#524E5C

#524E5C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.023 H 298.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E5C
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 92)
HSL	hsl(257, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(257, 15%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 4.77, -7.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 8.97, 302.15°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% 0.0111 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.023 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1355, 8.0153, 11.2417)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E5C #585C4E

analogous

#4E515C #524E5C #594E5C

triadic

#524E5C #5C524E #4E5C52

tetradic

#524E5C #5C4E51 #585C4E #4E5C59

square

#524E5C #5C4E51 #585C4E #4E5C59

split-complementary

#524E5C #5C594E #515C4E

monochromatic

#17161A #34323B #524E5C #706A7D #8E899B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#524E5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#524E5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E5C

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E5C	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B505D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C505C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.023 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827f8a',
    500: '#524e5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e5c;
$custom-light: #827f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 8.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43295,
    "c": 0.02331,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E5C

secondary

#868A7C

accent

#B177A0

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E5C

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

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