#502E99#502E99

#502E99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.164 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502E99
RGB	rgb(80, 46, 153)
HSL	hsl(259, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(259, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.31, 41.01, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.31, 67.09, 307.68°)
OKLab	oklab(40.86% 0.0618 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(40.86% 0.164 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0334, 5.9590, 30.7524)
Luminance	0.0596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.40

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502E99 #77992E

analogous

#2E4299 #502E99 #862E99

triadic

#502E99 #99502E #2E9950

tetradic

#502E99 #992E42 #77992E #2E9986

square

#502E99 #992E42 #77992E #2E9986

split-complementary

#502E99 #99862E #42992E

monochromatic

#1F123B #37206A #502E99 #6A3FC5 #8E6ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.58

#502E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#502E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502E99

9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502E99	1.00	9.58	2.19	9.58
#FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 46, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.164 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869b8',
    500: '#502e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502e99;
$custom-light: #8869b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.065,
    "s": 53.769,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40856,
    "c": 0.16421,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502E99

secondary

#A0BB68

accent

#DD4BAF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #502E99

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

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