#502179#502179

#502179 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.143 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502179
RGB	rgb(80, 33, 121)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.24, 39.12, -41.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.24, 56.97, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(36.42% 0.0812 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(36.42% 0.143 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.3025, 4.1737, 18.5063)
Luminance	0.0417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502179 #4A7921

analogous

#242179 #502179 #792176

triadic

#502179 #795021 #217950

tetradic

#502179 #792421 #4A7921 #217679

square

#502179 #792421 #4A7921 #217679

split-complementary

#502179 #767921 #217924

monochromatic

#100719 #301449 #502179 #702EA9 #8F47CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.45

#502179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#502179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502179

11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502179	1.00	11.45	1.83	11.45
#FFFFFF	11.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48354A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 33, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.143 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8560a0',
    500: '#502179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502179;
$custom-light: #8560a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.045,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3642,
    "c": 0.14301,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502179

secondary

#78AC4A

accent

#E0478F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #502179

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

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