#502CB2#502CB2

#502CB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.196 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502CB2
RGB	rgb(80, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 49.23, -65.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 81.66, 307.07°)
OKLab	oklab(42.85% 0.0581 -0.1874)
OKLCH	oklch(42.85% 0.196 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2424, 6.7205, 42.7630)
Luminance	0.0672 (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

#502CB2 #8EB22C

analogous

#2C4BB2 #502CB2 #932CB2

triadic

#502CB2 #B2502C #2CB250

tetradic

#502CB2 #B22C4B #8EB22C #2CB293

square

#502CB2 #B22C4B #8EB22C #2CB293

split-complementary

#502CB2 #B2932C #4BB22C

monochromatic

#241450 #3A2081 #502CB2 #6E49D2 #957ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#502CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#502CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502CB2

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502CB2	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.196 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69ca',
    500: '#502cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502cb2;
$custom-light: #8c69ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.119,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42853,
    "c": 0.19624,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502CB2

secondary

#B0C673

accent

#E444B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502CB2

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

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