#503C98#503C98
#503C98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.144 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #503C98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 60, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 43%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 61%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.4%, 60.5%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.27, 32.55, -47.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.27, 57.74, 304.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.97% 0.0466 -0.1362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.97% 0.144 288.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5900, 7.2038, 30.5322) |
| Luminance | 0.0720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.76
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.89
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.82
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.29
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.89
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#503C98 #84983C
analogous
#3C5698 #503C98 #7E3C98
triadic
#503C98 #98503C #3C9850
tetradic
#503C98 #983C56 #84983C #3C987E
square
#503C98 #983C56 #84983C #3C987E
split-complementary
#503C98 #987E3C #56983C
monochromatic
#221940 #392B6C #503C98 #6C55BC #9281CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.60
#503C98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#503C98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #503C98
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##503C98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##503C98 | 1.00 | 8.60 | 2.44 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004E9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004A96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#395164
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #503c98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 60, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.144 288.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8772b7',
500: '#503c98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #503c98; $custom-light: #8772b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#503c98",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 60,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.043,
"s": 43.396,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42974,
"c": 0.14396,
"h": 288.9
},
"luminance": 0.07204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#503C98
secondary
#AAB779
accent
#D355B8
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EDF6
border
#CBC8D0
text
#0C0811
muted
#7D7B80