#503B98#503B98
#503B98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.145 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #503B98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 59, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 44%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 61%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.03, 33.16, -48.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.03, 58.40, 304.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.8% 0.0477 -0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.8% 0.145 289.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5381, 7.1000, 30.5149) |
| Luminance | 0.0710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.89
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.11
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.90
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.12
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.87
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#503B98 #83983B
analogous
#3B5598 #503B98 #7F3B98
triadic
#503B98 #98503B #3B9850
tetradic
#503B98 #983B55 #83983B #3B987F
square
#503B98 #983B55 #83983B #3B987F
split-complementary
#503B98 #987F3B #55983B
monochromatic
#221940 #392A6C #503B98 #6B54BD #9180CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#503B98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#503B98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #503B98
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##503B98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##503B98 | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#395063
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #503b98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 59, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.145 289.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8772b7',
500: '#503b98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #503b98; $custom-light: #8772b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#503b98",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 59,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.548,
"s": 44.076,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42804,
"c": 0.14539,
"h": 289.2
},
"luminance": 0.071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#503B98
secondary
#A9B777
accent
#D454B7
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0811
muted
#7D7B80