#501B4A#501B4A

#501B4A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.102 H 332.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501B4A
RGB	rgb(80, 27, 74)
HSL	hsl(307, 50%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(307, 66%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 7.5%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.98, 31.46, -17.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.98, 35.90, 331.21°)
OKLab	oklab(32.34% 0.0902 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(32.34% 0.102 332.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.9362, 2.9841, 6.7932)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501B4A #1B5021

analogous

#3B1B50 #501B4A #501B2F

triadic

#501B4A #4A501B #1B4A50

tetradic

#501B4A #503B1B #1B5021 #1B2F50

square

#501B4A #503B1B #1B5021 #1B2F50

split-complementary

#501B4A #2F501B #1B503B

monochromatic

#170815 #220C20 #501B4A #7E2A74 #AC3A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.15

#501B4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#501B4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501B4A

13.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501B4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501B4A	1.00	13.15	1.60	13.15
#FFFFFF	13.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192B4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3349

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#541F2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501b4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 27, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.102 332.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835b7c',
    500: '#501b4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501b4a;
$custom-light: #835b7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501b4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.792,
    "s": 49.533,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32336,
    "c": 0.10182,
    "h": 332.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501B4A

secondary

#418649

accent

#D95E4F

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #501B4A

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

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