#502DB3#502DB3

#502DB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.196 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502DB3
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.43, 49.01, -65.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.43, 81.65, 306.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.0571 -0.1879)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.196 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3809, 6.8363, 43.3062)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502DB3 #90B32D

analogous

#2D4DB3 #502DB3 #932DB3

triadic

#502DB3 #B3502D #2DB350

tetradic

#502DB3 #B32D4D #90B32D #2DB393

square

#502DB3 #B32D4D #90B32D #2DB393

split-complementary

#502DB3 #B3932D #4DB32D

monochromatic

#241451 #3A2182 #502DB3 #6E4BD2 #967CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#502DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#502DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502DB3

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502DB3	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.196 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6acb',
    500: '#502db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502db3;
$custom-light: #8c6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.672,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43071,
    "c": 0.19639,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502DB3

secondary

#B1C775

accent

#E345BA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502DB3

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

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