#502BAB#502BAB

#502BAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.189 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502BAB
RGB	rgb(80, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.33, 47.73, -62.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.33, 78.50, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(42.07% 0.0607 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(42.07% 0.189 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5207, 6.3730, 39.1432)
Luminance	0.0637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502BAB #86AB2B

analogous

#2B46AB #502BAB #902BAB

triadic

#502BAB #AB502B #2BAB50

tetradic

#502BAB #AB2B46 #86AB2B #2BAB90

square

#502BAB #AB2B46 #86AB2B #2BAB90

split-complementary

#502BAB #AB902B #46AB2B

monochromatic

#221249 #391F7A #502BAB #6C43D0 #9274DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#502BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#502BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502BAB

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502BAB	1.00	9.23	2.27	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D4E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.189 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68c5',
    500: '#502bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502bab;
$custom-light: #8b68c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.344,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42073,
    "c": 0.18915,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502BAB

secondary

#ABC46E

accent

#E345B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502BAB

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

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