#51248D#51248D
#51248D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.162 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51248D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 36, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 74.5%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.55, 43.07, -50.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.55, 66.16, 310.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.6% 0.0757 -0.1436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.6% 0.162 297.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8307, 4.9340, 25.6812) |
| Luminance | 0.0493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.08
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.24
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.55
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.66
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.16
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51248D #608D24
analogous
#242C8D #51248D #85248D
triadic
#51248D #8D5124 #248D51
tetradic
#51248D #8D242C #608D24 #248D85
square
#51248D #8D242C #608D24 #248D85
split-complementary
#51248D #8D8524 #2C8D24
monochromatic
#190B2B #35185C #51248D #6D30BE #8D57D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.57
#51248D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#51248D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #51248D
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51248D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51248D | 1.00 | 10.57 | 1.99 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#423F56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51248d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.162 297.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8863af',
500: '#51248d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51248d; $custom-light: #8863af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51248d",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 36,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.714,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38602,
"c": 0.16229,
"h": 297.8
},
"luminance": 0.04934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51248D
secondary
#8EB854
accent
#E3459F
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F