#501172#501172

#501172 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.154 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501172
RGB	rgb(80, 17, 114)
HSL	hsl(279, 74%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(279, 85%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 85.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.29, 44.22, -41.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.29, 60.79, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(34.16% 0.0983 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(34.16% 0.154 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5454, 3.3214, 16.2126)
Luminance	0.0332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501172 #337211

analogous

#1F1172 #501172 #721163

triadic

#501172 #725011 #117250

tetradic

#501172 #721F11 #337211 #116372

square

#501172 #721F11 #337211 #116372

split-complementary

#501172 #637211 #11721F

monochromatic

#13041B #2B093D #501172 #7519A7 #9B21DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.62

#501172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#501172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501172

12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501172	1.00	12.62	1.66	12.62
#FFFFFF	12.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003175

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B2B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 17, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.154 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85599b',
    500: '#501172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501172;
$custom-light: #85599b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.969,
    "s": 74.046,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3416,
    "c": 0.15394,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501172

secondary

#5EA936

accent

#F13778

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #501172

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

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