#502DB8#502DB8

#502DB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.202 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502DB8
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.90, 50.45, -67.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.90, 84.27, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% 0.0558 -0.1943)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.202 286)
XYZ	xyz(12.8958, 7.0422, 46.0179)
Luminance	0.0704 (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

#502DB8 #95B82D

analogous

#2D4FB8 #502DB8 #962DB8

triadic

#502DB8 #B8502D #2DB850

tetradic

#502DB8 #B82D4F #95B82D #2DB896

square

#502DB8 #B82D4F #95B82D #2DB896

split-complementary

#502DB8 #B8962D #4FB82D

monochromatic

#251556 #3B2187 #502DB8 #704ED4 #9880E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#502DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#502DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502DB8

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502DB8	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.202 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6acf',
    500: '#502db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502db8;
$custom-light: #8d6acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.108,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43546,
    "c": 0.20218,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.07043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502DB8

secondary

#B4C978

accent

#E444BC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502DB8

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

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