#503CB4#503CB4

#503CB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.181 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503CB4
RGB	rgb(80, 60, 180)
HSL	hsl(250, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.46, 41.16, -60.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.46, 73.54, 304.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0442 -0.1752)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.181 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1598, 8.2317, 44.0666)
Luminance	0.0823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503CB4 #A0B43C

analogous

#3C64B4 #503CB4 #8C3CB4

triadic

#503CB4 #B4503C #3CB450

tetradic

#503CB4 #B43C64 #A0B43C #3CB48C

square

#503CB4 #B43C64 #A0B43C #3CB48C

split-complementary

#503CB4 #B48C3C #64B43C

monochromatic

#271D58 #3C2D86 #503CB4 #7462CB #9D90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#503CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#503CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503CB4

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503CB4	1.00	7.94	2.65	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 60, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.181 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73cb',
    500: '#503cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503cb4;
$custom-light: #8b73cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45259,
    "c": 0.18064,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503CB4

secondary

#BBC587

accent

#DA4EC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503CB4

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

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