#502D8F#502D8F

#502D8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.153 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502D8F
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 143)
HSL	hsl(261, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.29, 38.70, -48.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.29, 62.15, 308.52°)
OKLab	oklab(39.87% 0.0644 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(39.87% 0.153 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2032, 5.5652, 26.5706)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502D8F #6C8F2D

analogous

#2D3B8F #502D8F #812D8F

triadic

#502D8F #8F502D #2D8F50

tetradic

#502D8F #8F2D3B #6C8F2D #2D8F81

square

#502D8F #8F2D3B #6C8F2D #2D8F81

split-complementary

#502D8F #8F812D #3B8F2D

monochromatic

#1C1032 #361E60 #502D8F #6A3CBE #8C67CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#502D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#502D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502D8F

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502D8F	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004492

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00418D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F455A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.153 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768b1',
    500: '#502d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502d8f;
$custom-light: #8768b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 52.128,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39868,
    "c": 0.15318,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502D8F

secondary

#98B662

accent

#DC4CA8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #502D8F

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

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