#524E5E#524E5E

#524E5E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.026 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#524E5E
RGB	rgb(82, 78, 94)
HSL	hsl(255, 9%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(255, 17%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 17%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 5.25, -8.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 10.20, 300.98°)
OKLab	oklab(43.38% 0.0119 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(43.38% 0.027 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.2240, 8.0507, 11.7082)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#524E5E #5A5E4E

analogous

#4E525E #524E5E #5A4E5E

triadic

#524E5E #5E524E #4E5E52

tetradic

#524E5E #5E4E52 #5A5E4E #4E5E5A

square

#524E5E #5E4E52 #5A5E4E #4E5E5A

split-complementary

#524E5E #5E5A4E #525E4E

monochromatic

#18161B #35323D #524E5E #6F6A7F #8E899D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#524E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#524E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #524E5E

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##524E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##524E5E	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B505F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B505E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #524e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 78, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.026 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827f8b',
    500: '#524e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #524e5e;
$custom-light: #827f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#524e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 9.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43377,
    "c": 0.0265,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#524E5E

secondary

#888C7C

accent

#B276A3

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #524E5E

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

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