#51377D#51377D

#51377D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.115 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51377D
RGB	rgb(81, 55, 125)
HSL	hsl(262, 39%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(262, 56%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 56%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.32, 27.91, -35.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.32, 45.36, 307.98°)
OKLab	oklab(40.23% 0.0543 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(40.23% 0.115 298.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.4603, 5.9623, 20.1032)
Luminance	0.0596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51377D #637D37

analogous

#37407D #51377D #74377D

triadic

#51377D #7D5137 #377D51

tetradic

#51377D #7D3740 #637D37 #377D74

square

#51377D #7D3740 #637D37 #377D74

split-complementary

#51377D #7D7437 #407D37

monochromatic

#1A1228 #352452 #51377D #6D4AA7 #8D6FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.58

#51377D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#51377D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51377D

9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51377D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51377D	1.00	9.58	2.19	9.58
#FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B457F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22447B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51377d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 55, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.115 298.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856fa3',
    500: '#51377d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51377d;
$custom-light: #856fa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51377d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.286,
    "s": 38.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4023,
    "c": 0.11475,
    "h": 298.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51377D

secondary

#90A867

accent

#CF59A3

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF4

border

#CAC7CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #51377D

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

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