#502DAE#502DAE

#502DAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.191 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502DAE
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.97, 47.58, -63.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.97, 79.01, 307.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0583 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.191 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8844, 6.6376, 40.6912)
Luminance	0.0664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502DAE #8BAE2D

analogous

#2D4AAE #502DAE #902DAE

triadic

#502DAE #AE502D #2DAE50

tetradic

#502DAE #AE2D4A #8BAE2D #2DAE90

square

#502DAE #AE2D4A #8BAE2D #2DAE90

split-complementary

#502DAE #AE902D #4AAE2D

monochromatic

#23144D #3A207D #502DAE #6D48D0 #9479DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#502DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#502DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502DAE

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502DAE	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.191 287.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.279,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42603,
    "c": 0.19054,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502DAE

secondary

#AEC472

accent

#E246B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502DAE

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

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