#51228D#51228D
#51228D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.165 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51228D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 34, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 75.9%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.20, 44.04, -50.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.20, 67.21, 310.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.36% 0.0776 -0.1452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.36% 0.165 298.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.7718, 4.8163, 25.6616) |
| Luminance | 0.0482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.86
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.32
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.24
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.55
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.87
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51228D #5E8D22
analogous
#22298D #51228D #87228D
triadic
#51228D #8D5122 #228D51
tetradic
#51228D #8D2229 #5E8D22 #228D87
square
#51228D #8D2229 #5E8D22 #228D87
split-complementary
#51228D #8D8722 #298D22
monochromatic
#180A2A #35165C #51228D #6D2EBE #8D54D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.70
#51228D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.96
#51228D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #51228D
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51228D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51228D | 1.00 | 10.70 | 1.96 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#423E56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51228d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.165 298.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8862af',
500: '#51228d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51228d; $custom-light: #8862af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51228d",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 34,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.355,
"s": 61.143,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38362,
"c": 0.16462,
"h": 298.1
},
"luminance": 0.04816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51228D
secondary
#8CB951
accent
#E4449E
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F