#51316A#51316A

#51316A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.099 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51316A
RGB	rgb(81, 49, 106)
HSL	hsl(274, 37%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(274, 54%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 53.8%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.70, 26.47, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.70, 38.43, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(37.91% 0.0616 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(37.91% 0.099 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0927, 4.9867, 14.2218)
Luminance	0.0499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51316A #4A6A31

analogous

#34316A #51316A #6A3166

triadic

#51316A #6A5131 #316A51

tetradic

#51316A #6A3431 #4A6A31 #31666A

square

#51316A #6A3431 #4A6A31 #31666A

split-complementary

#51316A #666A31 #316A34

monochromatic

#110A16 #311E40 #51316A #714494 #9060B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.51

#51316A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#51316A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51316A

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51316A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51316A	1.00	10.51	2.00	10.51
#FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213E6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4069

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D3B48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51316a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 49, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.099 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836a95',
    500: '#51316a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51316a;
$custom-light: #836a95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51316a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.684,
    "s": 36.774,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37908,
    "c": 0.0994,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51316A

secondary

#779B5C

accent

#CD5B8D

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #51316A

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

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