#51278F#51278F

#51278F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.161 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51278F
RGB	rgb(81, 39, 143)
HSL	hsl(264, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.25, 42.11, -50.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.25, 65.60, 309.93°)
OKLab	oklab(39.16% 0.0723 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(39.16% 0.161 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0755, 5.1834, 26.5036)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51278F #658F27

analogous

#27318F #51278F #85278F

triadic

#51278F #8F5127 #278F51

tetradic

#51278F #8F2731 #658F27 #278F85

square

#51278F #8F2731 #658F27 #278F85

split-complementary

#51278F #8F8527 #318F27

monochromatic

#1B0D2F #361A5F #51278F #6C34BF #8D5DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.31

#51278F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#51278F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51278F

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51278F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51278F	1.00	10.31	2.04	10.31
#FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51278f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 39, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.161 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8865b1',
    500: '#51278f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51278f;
$custom-light: #8865b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51278f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.231,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39155,
    "c": 0.16097,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51278F

secondary

#92B85A

accent

#E047A3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #51278F

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

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