#503A9B#503A9B
#503A9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.151 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #503A9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 58, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 46%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 63%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.4%, 62.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.03, 34.68, -49.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.03, 60.77, 304.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.87% 0.0487 -0.1427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.87% 0.151 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7360, 7.0977, 31.8083) |
| Luminance | 0.0710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.41
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.43
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.55
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.02
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.37
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#503A9B #859B3A
analogous
#3A559B #503A9B #813A9B
triadic
#503A9B #9B503A #3A9B50
tetradic
#503A9B #9B3A55 #859B3A #3A9B81
square
#503A9B #9B3A55 #859B3A #3A9B81
split-complementary
#503A9B #9B813A #559B3A
monochromatic
#221942 #39296E #503A9B #6C53BF #9280CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#503A9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#503A9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #503A9B
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##503A9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##503A9B | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#375165
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #503a9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 58, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.151 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8771b9',
500: '#503a9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #503a9b; $custom-light: #8771b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#503a9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 58,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.608,
"s": 45.54,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42871,
"c": 0.1508,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.07098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#503A9B
secondary
#AAB978
accent
#D553B8
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0811
muted
#7D7B80