#502D64#502D64

#502D64 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.098 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502D64
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 100)
HSL	hsl(278, 38%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(278, 55%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 55%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.27, 27.08, -26.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.27, 37.72, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(36.71% 0.0657 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(36.71% 0.098 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5465, 4.5025, 12.5783)
Luminance	0.0450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.42

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502D64 #41642D

analogous

#342D64 #502D64 #642D5C

triadic

#502D64 #64502D #2D6450

tetradic

#502D64 #64342D #41642D #2D5C64

square

#502D64 #64342D #41642D #2D5C64

split-complementary

#502D64 #5C642D #2D6434

monochromatic

#110915 #2E1A3A #502D64 #72408E #9258B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.05

#502D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#502D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502D64

11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502D64	1.00	11.05	1.90	11.05
#FFFFFF	11.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3A66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3D63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E3644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.098 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836790',
    500: '#502d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502d64;
$custom-light: #836790;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36705,
    "c": 0.09849,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502D64

secondary

#6E9657

accent

#CE5A84

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #502D64

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

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