#502DB9#502DB9

#502DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.203 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502DB9
RGB	rgb(80, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.00, 50.73, -67.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.00, 84.79, 306.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.64% 0.0555 -0.1956)
OKLCH	oklch(43.64% 0.203 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0010, 7.0843, 46.5719)
Luminance	0.0708 (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

#502DB9 #96B92D

analogous

#2D50B9 #502DB9 #962DB9

triadic

#502DB9 #B9502D #2DB950

tetradic

#502DB9 #B92D50 #96B92D #2DB996

square

#502DB9 #B92D50 #96B92D #2DB996

split-complementary

#502DB9 #B9962D #50B92D

monochromatic

#251557 #3B2188 #502DB9 #704FD4 #9880E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#502DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#502DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502DB9

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502DB9	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.203 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6acf',
    500: '#502db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502db9;
$custom-light: #8d6acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43642,
    "c": 0.20334,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502DB9

secondary

#B5C979

accent

#E444BC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #502DB9

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

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