#503AB5#503AB5

#503AB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.184 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503AB5
RGB	rgb(80, 58, 181)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 68%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 42.62, -62.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 75.30, 304.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0458 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.184 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1593, 8.0670, 44.5708)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503AB5 #9FB53A

analogous

#3A62B5 #503AB5 #8E3AB5

triadic

#503AB5 #B5503A #3AB550

tetradic

#503AB5 #B53A62 #9FB53A #3AB58E

square

#503AB5 #B53A62 #9FB53A #3AB58E

split-complementary

#503AB5 #B58E3A #62B53A

monochromatic

#271C58 #3C2B87 #503AB5 #7360CC #9C8EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#503AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#503AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503AB5

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503AB5	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 58, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.184 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72cc',
    500: '#503ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503ab5;
$custom-light: #8b72cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.732,
    "s": 51.464,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45041,
    "c": 0.18431,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503AB5

secondary

#BAC685

accent

#DB4DC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503AB5

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

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