#502D9B#502D9B

#502D9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.168 H 291.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502D9B
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 155)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.4%, 71%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.28, 42.13, -54.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.28, 68.78, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(40.89% 0.0624 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(40.89% 0.168 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.1614, 5.9484, 31.6168)
Luminance	0.0595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.22

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502D9B #789B2D

analogous

#2D419B #502D9B #872D9B

triadic

#502D9B #9B502D #2D9B50

tetradic

#502D9B #9B2D41 #789B2D #2D9B87

square

#502D9B #9B2D41 #789B2D #2D9B87

split-complementary

#502D9B #9B872D #419B2D

monochromatic

#1F113C #381F6C #502D9B #6A3EC7 #8E6ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.59

#502D9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#502D9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502D9B

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502D9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502D9B	1.00	9.59	2.19	9.59
#FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004399

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502d9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.168 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869b9',
    500: '#502d9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502d9b;
$custom-light: #8869b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502d9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40889,
    "c": 0.16788,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502D9B

secondary

#A1BC68

accent

#DE49AF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #502D9B

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

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