#503BA2#503BA2

#503BA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.159 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503BA2
RGB	rgb(80, 59, 162)
HSL	hsl(252, 47%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(252, 64%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, 36.21, -52.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 64.10, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% 0.0471 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.159 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3919, 7.4415, 35.0115)
Luminance	0.0744 (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

#503BA2 #8DA23B

analogous

#3B59A2 #503BA2 #833BA2

triadic

#503BA2 #A2503B #3BA250

tetradic

#503BA2 #A23B59 #8DA23B #3BA283

square

#503BA2 #A23B59 #8DA23B #3BA283

split-complementary

#503BA2 #A2833B #59A23B

monochromatic

#241A48 #3A2B75 #503BA2 #6E58C2 #9585D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#503BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#503BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503BA2

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503BA2	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 59, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.159 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872be',
    500: '#503ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503ba2;
$custom-light: #8872be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.233,
    "s": 46.606,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43596,
    "c": 0.15868,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503BA2

secondary

#AFBD7C

accent

#D652BB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #503BA2

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

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