#502D9E#502D9E

#502D9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.172 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502D9E
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 158)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 71.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.54, 42.98, -55.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.54, 70.41, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(41.15% 0.0619 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(41.15% 0.172 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.4165, 6.0505, 32.9601)
Luminance	0.0605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.82

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502D9E #7B9E2D

analogous

#2D439E #502D9E #892D9E

triadic

#502D9E #9E502D #2D9E50

tetradic

#502D9E #9E2D43 #7B9E2D #2D9E89

square

#502D9E #9E2D43 #7B9E2D #2D9E89

split-complementary

#502D9E #9E892D #439E2D

monochromatic

#20123F #381F6E #502D9E #6A40C9 #8F6FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.50

#502D9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#502D9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502D9E

9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502D9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502D9E	1.00	9.50	2.21	9.50
#FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502d9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.172 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969bc',
    500: '#502d9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502d9e;
$custom-light: #8969bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502d9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.584,
    "s": 55.665,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41153,
    "c": 0.1715,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502D9E

secondary

#A3BD69

accent

#DF49B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #502D9E

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

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