#502C91#502C91

#502C91 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.157 H 294.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502C91
RGB	rgb(80, 44, 145)
HSL	hsl(261, 53%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 70%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 69.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.25, 39.82, -49.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.25, 63.86, 308.58°)
OKLab	oklab(39.89% 0.0652 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(39.89% 0.157 294.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3184, 5.5509, 27.3630)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502C91 #6D912C

analogous

#2C3B91 #502C91 #832C91

triadic

#502C91 #91502C #2C9150

tetradic

#502C91 #912C3B #6D912C #2C9183

square

#502C91 #912C3B #6D912C #2C9183

split-complementary

#502C91 #91832C #3B912C

monochromatic

#1C1033 #361E62 #502C91 #6A3AC0 #8C67D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#502C91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#502C91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502C91

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502C91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502C91	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004494

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00418F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E455B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502c91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 44, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.157 294.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768b2',
    500: '#502c91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502c91;
$custom-light: #8768b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502c91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.386,
    "s": 53.439,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39892,
    "c": 0.15695,
    "h": 294.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502C91

secondary

#99B762

accent

#DD4BA9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #502C91

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

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