#502C8C#502C8C

#502C8C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.151 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502C8C
RGB	rgb(80, 44, 140)
HSL	hsl(263, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.85, 38.41, -47.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.85, 61.08, 308.97°)
OKLab	oklab(39.48% 0.066 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(39.48% 0.151 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.9413, 5.4001, 25.3771)
Luminance	0.0540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502C8C #688C2C

analogous

#2C388C #502C8C #802C8C

triadic

#502C8C #8C502C #2C8C50

tetradic

#502C8C #8C2C38 #688C2C #2C8C80

square

#502C8C #8C2C38 #688C2C #2C8C80

split-complementary

#502C8C #8C802C #388C2C

monochromatic

#1B0F2F #351D5D #502C8C #6B3BBB #8C64CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.10

#502C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#502C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502C8C

10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502C8C	1.00	10.10	2.08	10.10
#FFFFFF	10.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00428F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00408A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 44, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.151 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8668ae',
    500: '#502c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502c8c;
$custom-light: #8668ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39475,
    "c": 0.15081,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502C8C

secondary

#95B55F

accent

#DC4CA6

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #502C8C

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

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