#503BB8#503BB8

#503BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.187 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503BB8
RGB	rgb(80, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(250, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, 42.97, -63.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 76.34, 304.25°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0445 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.187 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5213, 8.2933, 46.2264)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.97

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503BB8 #A3B83B

analogous

#3B65B8 #503BB8 #8E3BB8

triadic

#503BB8 #B8503B #3BB850

tetradic

#503BB8 #B83B65 #A3B83B #3BB88E

square

#503BB8 #B83B65 #A3B83B #3BB88E

split-complementary

#503BB8 #B88E3B #65B83B

monochromatic

#281D5B #3C2C8A #503BB8 #7563CD #9E92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#503BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#503BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503BB8

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503BB8	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.187 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73ce',
    500: '#503bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503bb8;
$custom-light: #8c73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.08,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45454,
    "c": 0.18687,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503BB8

secondary

#BCC788

accent

#DB4DC3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503BB8

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

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