#501996#501996

#501996 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.183 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501996
RGB	rgb(80, 25, 150)
HSL	hsl(266, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(266, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 83.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.57, 50.05, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.57, 76.14, 311.10°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% 0.0807 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.183 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1594, 4.6025, 29.2540)
Luminance	0.0460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501996 #5F9619

analogous

#192096 #501996 #8F1996

triadic

#501996 #965019 #199650

tetradic

#501996 #961920 #5F9619 #19968F

square

#501996 #961920 #5F9619 #19968F

split-complementary

#501996 #968F19 #209619

monochromatic

#18082D #341062 #501996 #6C22CA #8C49E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.93

#501996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#501996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501996

10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501996	1.00	10.93	1.92	10.93
#FFFFFF	10.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C3E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 25, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.183 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895eb6',
    500: '#501996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501996;
$custom-light: #895eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.4,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38144,
    "c": 0.18325,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501996

secondary

#8DC249

accent

#EE3A9F

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0E9F6

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #501996

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

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