#501957#501957

#501957 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.118 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501957
RGB	rgb(80, 25, 87)
HSL	hsl(293, 55%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(293, 71%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 71.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.40, 35.04, -25.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.40, 43.29, 324.05°)
OKLab	oklab(32.89% 0.0939 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(32.89% 0.118 323)
XYZ	xyz(5.3760, 3.0892, 9.3281)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501957 #205719

analogous

#311957 #501957 #57193F

triadic

#501957 #575019 #195750

tetradic

#501957 #573119 #205719 #193F57

square

#501957 #573119 #205719 #193F57

split-complementary

#501957 #3F5719 #195731

monochromatic

#160718 #240B27 #501957 #7C2787 #A734B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.98

#501957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#501957 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501957

12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501957	1.00	12.98	1.62	12.98
#FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512335

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 25, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.118 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835b87',
    500: '#501957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501957;
$custom-light: #835b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.226,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32889,
    "c": 0.11759,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.03089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501957

secondary

#478D3E

accent

#DF495A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #501957

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

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