#501B58#501B58

#501B58 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.116 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501B58
RGB	rgb(80, 27, 88)
HSL	hsl(292, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(292, 69%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 69.3%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.81, 34.30, -25.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.81, 42.70, 323.44°)
OKLab	oklab(33.2% 0.0913 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(33.2% 0.116 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.4615, 3.1942, 9.5595)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501B58 #23581B

analogous

#311B58 #501B58 #581B42

triadic

#501B58 #58501B #1B5850

tetradic

#501B58 #58311B #23581B #1B4258

square

#501B58 #58311B #23581B #1B4258

split-complementary

#501B58 #42581B #1B5831

monochromatic

#150717 #250D29 #501B58 #7B2987 #A538B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.81

#501B58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#501B58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501B58

12.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501B58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501B58	1.00	12.81	1.64	12.81
#FFFFFF	12.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C2E5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501b58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 27, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.116 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835c87',
    500: '#501b58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501b58;
$custom-light: #835c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501b58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.131,
    "s": 53.043,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33204,
    "c": 0.11557,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501B58

secondary

#4B8E41

accent

#DC4B5E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #501B58

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →