#503AB4#503AB4

#503AB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.183 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503AB4
RGB	rgb(80, 58, 180)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, 42.31, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 74.76, 304.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% 0.046 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.183 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0570, 8.0261, 44.0323)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503AB4 #9EB43A

analogous

#3A61B4 #503AB4 #8D3AB4

triadic

#503AB4 #B4503A #3AB450

tetradic

#503AB4 #B43A61 #9EB43A #3AB48D

square

#503AB4 #B43A61 #9EB43A #3AB48D

split-complementary

#503AB4 #B48D3A #61B43A

monochromatic

#271C57 #3B2B86 #503AB4 #7360CC #9C8EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#503AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#503AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503AB4

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503AB4	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 58, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.183 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72cb',
    500: '#503ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503ab4;
$custom-light: #8b72cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.82,
    "s": 51.261,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44954,
    "c": 0.18306,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503AB4

secondary

#BAC585

accent

#DB4DC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503AB4

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

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