#503AB2#503AB2

#503AB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.181 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503AB2
RGB	rgb(80, 58, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.87, 41.70, -60.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.87, 73.66, 304.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% 0.0463 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.181 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8548, 7.9452, 42.9671)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.24

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503AB2 #9CB23A

analogous

#3A60B2 #503AB2 #8C3AB2

triadic

#503AB2 #B2503A #3AB250

tetradic

#503AB2 #B23A60 #9CB23A #3AB28C

square

#503AB2 #B23A60 #9CB23A #3AB28C

split-complementary

#503AB2 #B28C3A #60B23A

monochromatic

#271C56 #3B2B84 #503AB2 #725FCB #9B8DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#503AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#503AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503AB2

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503AB2	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 58, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.181 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72ca',
    500: '#503ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503ab2;
$custom-light: #8b72ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4478,
    "c": 0.18054,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503AB2

secondary

#B8C483

accent

#DA4DC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503AB2

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

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