#502DAB#502DAB

#502DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.187 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502DAB
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.69, 46.72, -61.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.69, 77.42, 307.12°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.059 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.187 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5952, 6.5220, 39.1681)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.69

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502DAB #88AB2D

analogous

#2D49AB #502DAB #8F2DAB

triadic

#502DAB #AB502D #2DAB50

tetradic

#502DAB #AB2D49 #88AB2D #2DAB8F

square

#502DAB #AB2D49 #88AB2D #2DAB8F

split-complementary

#502DAB #AB8F2D #49AB2D

monochromatic

#23144A #39207B #502DAB #6C47CE #9377DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#502DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#502DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502DAB

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502DAB	1.00	9.11	2.30	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D4F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.187 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69c5',
    500: '#502dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502dab;
$custom-light: #8b69c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.667,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42325,
    "c": 0.18701,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502DAB

secondary

#ACC371

accent

#E246B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502DAB

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

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