#503279#503279

#503279 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.117 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503279
RGB	rgb(80, 50, 121)
HSL	hsl(265, 42%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(265, 59%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 58.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.76, 29.59, -35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.76, 46.40, 309.63°)
OKLab	oklab(38.97% 0.0597 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(38.97% 0.117 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8992, 5.3671, 18.7052)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503279 #5B7932

analogous

#323779 #503279 #733279

triadic

#503279 #795032 #327950

tetradic

#503279 #793237 #5B7932 #327973

square

#503279 #793237 #5B7932 #327973

split-complementary

#503279 #797332 #377932

monochromatic

#170E22 #33204E #503279 #6D44A4 #8C66C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.13

#503279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#503279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503279

10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503279	1.00	10.13	2.07	10.13
#FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13417B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 50, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.117 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846ba0',
    500: '#503279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503279;
$custom-light: #846ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 41.52,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38968,
    "c": 0.1174,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503279

secondary

#89A75F

accent

#D1569D

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #503279

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

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