#501CB4#501CB4

#501CB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.212 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501CB4
RGB	rgb(80, 28, 180)
HSL	hsl(261, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(261, 84%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 56.66, -69.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 90.01, 309.02°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% 0.0678 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.212 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9593, 5.8307, 43.6664)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501CB4 #80B41C

analogous

#1C34B4 #501CB4 #9C1CB4

triadic

#501CB4 #B4501C #1CB450

tetradic

#501CB4 #B41C34 #80B41C #1CB49C

square

#501CB4 #B41C34 #80B41C #1CB49C

split-complementary

#501CB4 #B49C1C #34B41C

monochromatic

#210C4A #38147F #501CB4 #6B2FDF #9064E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#501CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#501CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501CB4

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501CB4	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#254C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 28, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.212 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d61cc',
    500: '#501cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501cb4;
$custom-light: #8d61cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.526,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41399,
    "c": 0.21239,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501CB4

secondary

#A7CC60

accent

#F038B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0514

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #501CB4

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

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