#503DAE#503DAE

#503DAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.172 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#503DAE
RGB	rgb(80, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(250, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, 38.72, -57.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 69.59, 303.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.91% 0.0439 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(44.91% 0.172 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6147, 8.0983, 40.9346)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#503DAE #9BAE3D

analogous

#3D63AE #503DAE #883DAE

triadic

#503DAE #AE503D #3DAE50

tetradic

#503DAE #AE3D63 #9BAE3D #3DAE88

square

#503DAE #AE3D63 #9BAE3D #3DAE88

split-complementary

#503DAE #AE883D #63AE3D

monochromatic

#261D53 #3B2D81 #503DAE #7261C8 #9A8ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#503DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#503DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #503DAE

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##503DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##503DAE	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #503dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.172 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74c7',
    500: '#503dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #503dae;
$custom-light: #8a74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#503dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.088,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44908,
    "c": 0.17171,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#503DAE

secondary

#B8C285

accent

#D850C1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #503DAE

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

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