#523e8a

Color #523e8a

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 3.15 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#523e8a

RGB

rgb(82, 62, 138)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 38%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 55.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(31.97, 27.58, -39.57)

LCH

lch(31.97, 48.23, 304.88)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.1216, 292.58)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 24.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#768a3e

Analogous

#3e508a

#523e8a

#783e8a

Triadic

#523e8a

#8a523e

#3e8a52

Split-complementary

#523e8a

#8a783e

#508a3e

Tetradic

#523e8a

#8a3e76

#768a3e

#3e8a52

Square

#523e8a

#8a3e50

#768a3e

#3e8a78

Shades

Color #523e8a mixed toward black.

#443473

#37295c

#291f45

#1b152e

#0e0a17

Tints

Color #523e8a mixed toward white.

#674eae

#8570bf

#a494cf

#c2b8df

#e1dbef

Tones

Color #523e8a mixed toward gray.

#554484

#584b7d

#5b5177

#5e5771

#615e6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.41:1

White text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a7d · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#4b4d79 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#51716e · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #523e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523e8a]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#523e8a (#523e8a) is rgb(82, 62, 138) in RGB.

No, #523e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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