#501979#501979

#501979 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.153 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501979
RGB	rgb(80, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(274, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(274, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.93, 42.82, -43.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.93, 61.06, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(35.5% 0.0895 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(35.5% 0.153 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1063, 3.7813, 18.4409)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501979 #427919

analogous

#201979 #501979 #791972

triadic

#501979 #795019 #197950

tetradic

#501979 #792019 #427919 #197279

square

#501979 #792019 #427919 #197279

split-complementary

#501979 #727919 #197920

monochromatic

#110519 #2E0F46 #501979 #7223AC #9237D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.96

#501979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#501979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501979

11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501979	1.00	11.96	1.76	11.96
#FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00357C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#493148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.153 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865ca0',
    500: '#501979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501979;
$custom-light: #865ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.375,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35498,
    "c": 0.15283,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501979

secondary

#6FAE40

accent

#E93F88

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F3

border

#CBC5CD

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #501979

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

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