#503AB8#503AB8

#503AB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.188 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503AB8
RGB	rgb(80, 58, 184)
HSL	hsl(250, 52%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 43.54, -63.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 76.94, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% 0.0454 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.188 284)
XYZ	xyz(13.4704, 8.1915, 46.2094)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503AB8 #A2B83A

analogous

#3A63B8 #503AB8 #8F3AB8

triadic

#503AB8 #B8503A #3AB850

tetradic

#503AB8 #B83A63 #A2B83A #3AB88F

square

#503AB8 #B83A63 #A2B83A #3AB88F

split-complementary

#503AB8 #B88F3A #63B83A

monochromatic

#281D5B #3C2B89 #503AB8 #7562CD #9E90DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#503AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#503AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503AB8

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503AB8	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 58, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.188 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c72ce',
    500: '#503ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503ab8;
$custom-light: #8c72ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.476,
    "s": 52.066,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45304,
    "c": 0.18806,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503AB8

secondary

#BCC787

accent

#DC4CC3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503AB8

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

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