#501959#501959

#501959 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.120 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501959
RGB	rgb(80, 25, 89)
HSL	hsl(292, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(292, 72%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.53, 35.47, -26.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.53, 44.30, 323.19°)
OKLab	oklab(33.02% 0.0939 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(33.02% 0.12 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.4589, 3.1223, 9.7644)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501959 #225919

analogous

#301959 #501959 #591942

triadic

#501959 #595019 #195950

tetradic

#501959 #593019 #225919 #194259

square

#501959 #593019 #225919 #194259

split-complementary

#501959 #425919 #195930

monochromatic

#150718 #250C29 #501959 #7B2689 #A634B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.93

#501959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#501959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501959

12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501959	1.00	12.93	1.62	12.93
#FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#072D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213457

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 25, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.120 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835b88',
    500: '#501959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501959;
$custom-light: #835b88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.563,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33024,
    "c": 0.1196,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501959

secondary

#4A8F3E

accent

#DF485E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #501959

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

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