#501BBB#501BBB

#501BBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.220 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501BBB
RGB	rgb(80, 27, 187)
HSL	hsl(260, 75%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(260, 86%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.2%, 85.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.60, 58.83, -73.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.60, 93.80, 308.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.05% 0.0656 -0.2104)
OKLCH	oklch(42.05% 0.22 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.6672, 6.0765, 47.5095)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501BBB #86BB1B

analogous

#1B36BB #501BBB #A01BBB

triadic

#501BBB #BB501B #1BBB50

tetradic

#501BBB #BB1B36 #86BB1B #1BBBA0

square

#501BBB #BB1B36 #86BB1B #1BBBA0

split-complementary

#501BBB #BBA01B #36BB1B

monochromatic

#220C50 #391386 #501BBB #6C32E1 #9267E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#501BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#501BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501BBB

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501BBB	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0041B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B4F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 27, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.220 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e62d1',
    500: '#501bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501bbb;
$custom-light: #8e62d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.875,
    "s": 74.766,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42045,
    "c": 0.22038,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501BBB

secondary

#ABCE63

accent

#F136B3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #501BBB

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

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