#523bb2

Color #523bb2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#523bb2

RGB

rgb(82, 59, 178)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 50.2%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 66.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(34.26, 41.47, -60.06)

LCH

lch(34.26, 72.99, 304.62)

OKLCH

oklch(45.1%, 0.1791, 285.58)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 23.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb23b

Analogous

#3b60b2

#523bb2

#8e3bb2

Triadic

#523bb2

#b2523b

#3bb252

Split-complementary

#523bb2

#b28e3b

#60b23b

Tetradic

#523bb2

#b23b9b

#9bb23b

#3bb252

Square

#523bb2

#b23b60

#9bb23b

#3bb28e

Shades

Color #523bb2 mixed toward black.

#443194

#372777

#291e59

#1b143b

#0e0a1e

Tints

Color #523bb2 mixed toward white.

#6a54c6

#8876d2

#a699dd

#c4bbe8

#e1ddf4

Tones

Color #523bb2 mixed toward gray.

#5845a8

#5e4f9e

#645994

#6a638a

#706d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49499f · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#4a4c9a · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#518e8a · ΔE 37.4

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 27.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #523bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523bb2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#523bb2 (#523bb2) is rgb(82, 59, 178) in RGB.

No, #523bb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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