#523bc9

Color #523bc9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 18.22 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#523bc9

RGB

rgb(82, 59, 201)

HSL

hsl(249.7, 56.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.7, 70.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(36.25, 48.45, -70.34)

LCH

lch(36.25, 85.41, 304.56)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.2075, 282.36)

HWB

hwb(249.7, 23.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2c93b

Analogous

#3b6bc9

#523bc9

#993bc9

Triadic

#523bc9

#c9523b

#3bc952

Split-complementary

#523bc9

#c9993b

#6bc93b

Tetradic

#523bc9

#c93bb2

#b2c93b

#3bc952

Square

#523bc9

#c93b6b

#b2c93b

#3bc999

Shades

Color #523bc9 mixed toward black.

#432faa

#352588

#281c66

#1b1344

#0d0922

Tints

Color #523bc9 mixed toward white.

#6f5cd2

#8c7cdb

#a99de4

#c5beed

#e2def6

Tones

Color #523bc9 mixed toward gray.

#5a47bd

#6253b1

#6a5fa6

#726a9a

#7a768e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4949b3 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#4a4cae · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#51a09b · ΔE 42.6

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #523bc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523bc9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#523bc9 (#523bc9) is rgb(82, 59, 201) in RGB.

No, #523bc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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