#503BB3#503BB3

#503BB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.181 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503BB3
RGB	rgb(80, 59, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 41.43, -60.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 73.60, 304.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.0452 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.181 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0064, 8.0873, 43.5147)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.96

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503BB3 #9EB33B

analogous

#3B62B3 #503BB3 #8C3BB3

triadic

#503BB3 #B3503B #3BB350

tetradic

#503BB3 #B33B62 #9EB33B #3BB38C

square

#503BB3 #B33B62 #9EB33B #3BB38C

split-complementary

#503BB3 #B38C3B #62B33B

monochromatic

#271D57 #3B2C85 #503BB3 #7360CB #9C8EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#503BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#503BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503BB3

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503BB3	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 59, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.181 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72cb',
    500: '#503bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503bb3;
$custom-light: #8b72cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.5,
    "s": 50.42,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45019,
    "c": 0.18059,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503BB3

secondary

#BAC585

accent

#DA4EC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503BB3

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

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