#501779#501779

#501779 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.155 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501779
RGB	rgb(80, 23, 121)
HSL	hsl(275, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(275, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 81%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.65, 43.64, -43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.65, 61.96, 314.77°)
OKLab	oklab(35.3% 0.0913 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(35.3% 0.155 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0651, 3.6988, 18.4272)
Luminance	0.0370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501779 #407917

analogous

#1F1779 #501779 #791771

triadic

#501779 #795017 #177950

tetradic

#501779 #791F17 #407917 #177179

square

#501779 #791F17 #407917 #177179

split-complementary

#501779 #717917 #17791F

monochromatic

#11051A #2E0D46 #501779 #7221AC #9332D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.07

#501779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#501779 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501779

12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501779	1.00	12.07	1.74	12.07
#FFFFFF	12.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00347C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003677

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#493048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 23, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.155 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865ba0',
    500: '#501779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501779;
$custom-light: #865ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.898,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35298,
    "c": 0.15499,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501779

secondary

#6DAE3E

accent

#EB3D86

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F3

border

#CBC5CD

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #501779

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

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