#503AB0#503AB0

#503AB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.178 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503AB0
RGB	rgb(80, 58, 176)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 67%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 41.09, -59.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 72.56, 304.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0465 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.178 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6554, 7.8655, 41.9172)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503AB0 #9AB03A

analogous

#3A5FB0 #503AB0 #8B3AB0

triadic

#503AB0 #B0503A #3AB050

tetradic

#503AB0 #B03A5F #9AB03A #3AB08B

square

#503AB0 #B03A5F #9AB03A #3AB08B

split-complementary

#503AB0 #B08B3A #5FB03A

monochromatic

#261C54 #3B2B82 #503AB0 #725DCA #9A8BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#503AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#503AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503AB0

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503AB0	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 58, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.178 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72c9',
    500: '#503ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503ab0;
$custom-light: #8a72c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.186,
    "s": 50.427,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44607,
    "c": 0.17801,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503AB0

secondary

#B7C382

accent

#DA4EC0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503AB0

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

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