#503255#503255

#503255 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.070 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503255
RGB	rgb(80, 50, 85)
HSL	hsl(291, 26%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(291, 41%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.69, 20.35, -15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.69, 25.75, 322.22°)
OKLab	oklab(36.76% 0.0547 -0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(36.76% 0.07 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.0884, 4.6428, 9.1680)
Luminance	0.0464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503255 #375532

analogous

#3F3255 #503255 #553249

triadic

#503255 #555032 #325550

tetradic

#503255 #553F32 #375532 #324955

square

#503255 #553F32 #375532 #324955

split-complementary

#503255 #495532 #32553F

monochromatic

#120B13 #2C1B2E #503255 #74497C #9860A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.89

#503255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#503255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503255

10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503255	1.00	10.89	1.93	10.89
#FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3B56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353E54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51363F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 50, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.070 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826a85',
    500: '#503255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503255;
$custom-light: #826a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 25.926,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36761,
    "c": 0.06966,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503255

secondary

#63865D

accent

#C26573

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0A060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #503255

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

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