#51319F#51319F

#51319F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.168 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51319F
RGB	rgb(81, 49, 159)
HSL	hsl(257, 53%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 69.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.52, 41.28, -54.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.52, 68.59, 307.00°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% 0.0593 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.168 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7479, 6.4487, 33.4726)
Luminance	0.0645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.27

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51319F #7F9F31

analogous

#31489F #51319F #88319F

triadic

#51319F #9F5131 #319F51

tetradic

#51319F #9F3148 #7F9F31 #319F88

square

#51319F #9F3148 #7F9F31 #319F88

split-complementary

#51319F #9F8831 #489F31

monochromatic

#211441 #392370 #51319F #6C47C6 #9176D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.17

#51319F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#51319F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51319F

9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51319F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51319F	1.00	9.17	2.29	9.17
#FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51319f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 49, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.168 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896bbc',
    500: '#51319f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51319f;
$custom-light: #896bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51319f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.455,
    "s": 52.885,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41902,
    "c": 0.16783,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51319F

secondary

#A6BD6F

accent

#DC4CB2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #51319F

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

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