#502178#502178

#502178 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.142 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502178
RGB	rgb(80, 33, 120)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.16, 38.87, -40.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.16, 56.42, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(36.34% 0.0814 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(36.34% 0.142 305)
XYZ	xyz(7.2415, 4.1493, 18.1851)
Luminance	0.0415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502178 #497821

analogous

#252178 #502178 #782174

triadic

#502178 #785021 #217850

tetradic

#502178 #782521 #497821 #217478

square

#502178 #782521 #497821 #217478

split-complementary

#502178 #747821 #217825

monochromatic

#100718 #301448 #502178 #702EA8 #8F47CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.48

#502178 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#502178 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502178

11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502178	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502178	1.00	11.48	1.83	11.48
#FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003976

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49354A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502178;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 33, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.142 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8560a0',
    500: '#502178',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502178;
$custom-light: #8560a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502178",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.414,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36339,
    "c": 0.14187,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.04149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502178

secondary

#76AB4A

accent

#E0488E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #502178

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

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