#501E5E#501E5E
#501E5E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.117 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #501E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 30, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 52%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 68%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.74, 34.11, -27.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.74, 44.09, 320.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34% 0.0874 -0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34% 0.117 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7926, 3.4424, 10.9468) |
| Luminance | 0.0344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 4.55
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 5.45
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 5.69
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.61
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.66
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#501E5E #2C5E1E
analogous
#301E5E #501E5E #5E1E4C
triadic
#501E5E #5E501E #1E5E50
tetradic
#501E5E #5E301E #2C5E1E #1E4C5E
square
#501E5E #5E301E #2C5E1E #1E4C5E
split-complementary
#501E5E #4C5E1E #1E5E30
monochromatic
#140717 #290F30 #501E5E #772D8C #9F3CBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.44
#501E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.69
#501E5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #501E5E
12.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##501E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##501E5E | 1.00 | 12.44 | 1.69 | 12.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0A3160
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#21365C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#50293B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #501e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 30, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.117 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#835e8c',
500: '#501e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #501e5e; $custom-light: #835e8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#501e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 30,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.875,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 24.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34001,
"c": 0.11721,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.03442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#501E5E
secondary
#569345
accent
#DB4D6C
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFE9F0
border
#CAC5CB
text
#0B040C
muted
#7C797D