#501788#501788

#501788 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.170 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501788
RGB	rgb(80, 23, 136)
HSL	hsl(270, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(270, 83%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 83.1%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.99, 47.29, -51.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.99, 69.77, 312.68°)
OKLab	oklab(36.64% 0.0869 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(36.64% 0.17 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0575, 4.0958, 23.6538)
Luminance	0.0410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501788 #4F8817

analogous

#171788 #501788 #881787

triadic

#501788 #885017 #178850

tetradic

#501788 #881717 #4F8817 #178788

square

#501788 #881717 #4F8817 #178788

split-complementary

#501788 #878817 #178817

monochromatic

#12051F #310E54 #501788 #6F20BC #8D3BDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.54

#501788 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#501788 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501788

11.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501788	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501788	1.00	11.54	1.82	11.54
#FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00398B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003886

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#433750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501788;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 23, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.170 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875cac',
    500: '#501788',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501788;
$custom-light: #875cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501788",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.265,
    "s": 71.069,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36642,
    "c": 0.17046,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501788

secondary

#7DBC3F

accent

#EE3A93

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C0410

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #501788

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

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