#501B48#501B48

#501B48 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.100 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501B48
RGB	rgb(80, 27, 72)
HSL	hsl(309, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(309, 66%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 10%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.87, 31.08, -16.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.87, 35.00, 332.63°)
OKLab	oklab(32.22% 0.0898 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(32.22% 0.1 334)
XYZ	xyz(4.8699, 2.9576, 6.4440)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501B48 #1B5023

analogous

#3D1B50 #501B48 #501B2D

triadic

#501B48 #48501B #1B4850

tetradic

#501B48 #503D1B #1B5023 #1B2D50

square

#501B48 #503D1B #1B5023 #1B2D50

split-complementary

#501B48 #2D501B #1B503D

monochromatic

#170815 #220C1F #501B48 #7E2A71 #AC3A9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.20

#501B48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#501B48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501B48

13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501B48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501B48	1.00	13.20	1.59	13.20
#FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2B49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3347

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#541F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501b48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 27, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.100 334.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835b7b',
    500: '#501b48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501b48;
$custom-light: #835b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501b48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.057,
    "s": 49.533,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32223,
    "c": 0.09997,
    "h": 334
  },
  "luminance": 0.02957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501B48

secondary

#41864B

accent

#D9644F

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9ED

border

#CAC5C8

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #501B48

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

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