#501E56#501E56

#501E56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.109 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501E56
RGB	rgb(80, 30, 86)
HSL	hsl(294, 48%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(294, 65%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 65.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.23, 32.35, -23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.23, 39.94, 324.10°)
OKLab	oklab(33.47% 0.0871 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(33.47% 0.109 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4521, 3.3062, 9.1533)
Luminance	0.0331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501E56 #24561E

analogous

#341E56 #501E56 #561E40

triadic

#501E56 #56501E #1E5650

tetradic

#501E56 #56341E #24561E #1E4056

square

#501E56 #56341E #24561E #1E4056

split-complementary

#501E56 #40561E #1E5634

monochromatic

#150817 #260E29 #501E56 #7A2E83 #A43EB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.64

#501E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#501E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501E56

12.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501E56	1.00	12.64	1.66	12.64
#FFFFFF	12.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142F58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#263555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 30, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.109 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835d86',
    500: '#501e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501e56;
$custom-light: #835d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.571,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33472,
    "c": 0.10869,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501E56

secondary

#4C8B45

accent

#D8505F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #501E56

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

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