#51205B#51205B

#51205B is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.111 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51205B
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 91)
HSL	hsl(290, 48%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(290, 65%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 64.8%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.08, 32.68, -25.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.08, 41.39, 322.16°)
OKLab	oklab(34.22% 0.0859 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(34.22% 0.111 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.7980, 3.5380, 10.2730)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51205B #2A5B20

analogous

#34205B #51205B #5B2048

triadic

#51205B #5B5120 #205B51

tetradic

#51205B #5B3420 #2A5B20 #20485B

square

#51205B #5B3420 #2A5B20 #20485B

split-complementary

#51205B #485B20 #205B34

monochromatic

#140817 #29102E #51205B #793088 #A240B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.30

#51205B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#51205B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51205B

12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51205B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51205B	1.00	12.30	1.71	12.30
#FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13315D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52293A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51205b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.111 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845f8a',
    500: '#51205b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51205b;
$custom-light: #845f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51205b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.831,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34223,
    "c": 0.11126,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51205B

secondary

#548F47

accent

#D85067

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #51205B

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

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