#503CB3#503CB3

#503CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.179 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503CB3
RGB	rgb(80, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(250, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 40.85, -60.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 72.98, 304.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.0443 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.179 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0583, 8.1911, 43.5320)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.70

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503CB3 #9FB33C

analogous

#3C64B3 #503CB3 #8C3CB3

triadic

#503CB3 #B3503C #3CB350

tetradic

#503CB3 #B33C64 #9FB33C #3CB38C

square

#503CB3 #B33C64 #9FB33C #3CB38C

split-complementary

#503CB3 #B38C3C #64B33C

monochromatic

#271D57 #3C2D85 #503CB3 #7362CA #9C90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#503CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#503CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503CB3

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503CB3	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.179 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73cb',
    500: '#503cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503cb3;
$custom-light: #8b73cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.084,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45173,
    "c": 0.17936,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503CB3

secondary

#BAC586

accent

#D94EC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503CB3

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

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