#503CB1#503CB1

#503CB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.177 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503CB1
RGB	rgb(80, 60, 177)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 40.24, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 71.88, 304.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45% 0.0445 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.177 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8575, 8.1108, 42.4745)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.77

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503CB1 #9DB13C

analogous

#3C63B1 #503CB1 #8B3CB1

triadic

#503CB1 #B1503C #3CB150

tetradic

#503CB1 #B13C63 #9DB13C #3CB18B

square

#503CB1 #B13C63 #9DB13C #3CB18B

split-complementary

#503CB1 #B18B3C #63B13C

monochromatic

#271D56 #3B2D83 #503CB1 #7361C9 #9B8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#503CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#503CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503CB1

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503CB1	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 60, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.177 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73c9',
    500: '#503cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503cb1;
$custom-light: #8a73c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.256,
    "s": 49.367,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45002,
    "c": 0.17682,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503CB1

secondary

#B9C485

accent

#D94FC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503CB1

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

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