#502B60#502B60

#502B60 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.097 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502B60
RGB	rgb(80, 43, 96)
HSL	hsl(282, 38%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(282, 55%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 55.2%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.57, 27.30, -24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.57, 36.85, 317.80°)
OKLab	oklab(36.11% 0.0684 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(36.11% 0.097 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.2831, 4.2779, 11.5588)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502B60 #3B602B

analogous

#362B60 #502B60 #602B55

triadic

#502B60 #60502B #2B6050

tetradic

#502B60 #60362B #3B602B #2B5560

square

#502B60 #60362B #3B602B #2B5560

split-complementary

#502B60 #55602B #2B6036

monochromatic

#120915 #2D1836 #502B60 #733E8A #9553B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#502B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#502B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502B60

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502B60	1.00	11.32	1.86	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3B5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 43, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.097 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83668d',
    500: '#502b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502b60;
$custom-light: #83668d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.887,
    "s": 38.129,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36113,
    "c": 0.09712,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502B60

secondary

#679255

accent

#CE5A7D

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #502B60

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

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