#502DAD#502DAD

#502DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.189 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502DAD
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 47.29, -62.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 78.48, 307.05°)
OKLab	oklab(42.51% 0.0586 -0.1801)
OKLCH	oklch(42.51% 0.189 288)
XYZ	xyz(11.7873, 6.5988, 40.1797)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.65

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502DAD #8AAD2D

analogous

#2D4AAD #502DAD #902DAD

triadic

#502DAD #AD502D #2DAD50

tetradic

#502DAD #AD2D4A #8AAD2D #2DAD90

square

#502DAD #AD2D4A #8AAD2D #2DAD90

split-complementary

#502DAD #AD902D #4AAD2D

monochromatic

#23144C #3A207C #502DAD #6D48CF #9478DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#502DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#502DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502DAD

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502DAD	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.189 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ac7',
    500: '#502dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502dad;
$custom-light: #8b6ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.406,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4251,
    "c": 0.18937,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.06599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502DAD

secondary

#AEC472

accent

#E246B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502DAD

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

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