#504255#504255

#504255 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.036 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#504255
RGB	rgb(80, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(284, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(284, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.05, 10.03, -9.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.05, 13.55, 317.76°)
OKLab	oklab(40.09% 0.0265 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(40.09% 0.036 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.8959, 6.2579, 9.4372)
Luminance	0.0626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#504255 #475542

analogous

#474255 #504255 #554251

triadic

#504255 #555042 #425550

tetradic

#504255 #554742 #475542 #425155

square

#504255 #554742 #475542 #425155

split-complementary

#504255 #515542 #425547

monochromatic

#100D11 #302733 #504255 #705D77 #907A98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.33

#504255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#504255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #504255

9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##504255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##504255	1.00	9.33	2.25	9.33
#FFFFFF	9.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404656

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #504255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.036 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817684',
    500: '#504255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #504255;
$custom-light: #817684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#504255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40089,
    "c": 0.03613,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#504255

secondary

#74846F

accent

#B57284

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDEF

border

#C9C8CA

text

#0A080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #504255

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

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