#502E9F#502E9F

#502E9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.172 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#502E9F
RGB	rgb(80, 46, 159)
HSL	hsl(258, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(258, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.82, 42.74, -55.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.82, 70.38, 307.39°)
OKLab	oklab(41.38% 0.0607 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(41.38% 0.172 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5415, 6.1623, 33.4282)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#502E9F #7D9F2E

analogous

#2E459F #502E9F #882E9F

triadic

#502E9F #9F502E #2E9F50

tetradic

#502E9F #9F2E45 #7D9F2E #2E9F88

square

#502E9F #9F2E45 #7D9F2E #2E9F88

split-complementary

#502E9F #9F882E #459F2E

monochromatic

#201340 #382070 #502E9F #6A42C8 #9071D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#502E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#502E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #502E9F

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##502E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##502E9F	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #502e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 46, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.172 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896abc',
    500: '#502e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #502e9f;
$custom-light: #896abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#502e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.053,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41378,
    "c": 0.17152,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#502E9F

secondary

#A5BE6B

accent

#DE49B2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #502E9F

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

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