#503D9D#503D9D
#503D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.149 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #503D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 61, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 44%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49%, 61.1%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.87, 33.47, -49.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.87, 59.96, 303.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.53% 0.0452 -0.1423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.53% 0.149 287.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0610, 7.4768, 32.7521) |
| Luminance | 0.0748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.85
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.35
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.95
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.56
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.08
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#503D9D #8A9D3D
analogous
#3D5A9D #503D9D #803D9D
triadic
#503D9D #9D503D #3D9D50
tetradic
#503D9D #9D3D5A #8A9D3D #3D9D80
square
#503D9D #9D3D5A #8A9D3D #3D9D80
split-complementary
#503D9D #9D803D #5A9D3D
monochromatic
#231B45 #3A2C71 #503D9D #6D59BE #9485D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.42
#503D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#503D9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #503D9D
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##503D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##503D9D | 1.00 | 8.42 | 2.50 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#365367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #503d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 61, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.149 287.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8773bb',
500: '#503d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #503d9d; $custom-light: #8773bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#503d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 61,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.875,
"s": 44.037,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43533,
"c": 0.14928,
"h": 287.6
},
"luminance": 0.07477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#503D9D
secondary
#AEBA7C
accent
#D454BA
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EDF6
border
#CBC8D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81