#51379E#51379E

#51379E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.159 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#51379E
RGBrgb(81, 55, 158)
HSLhsl(255, 48%, 42%)
HSVhsv(255, 65%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(48.7%, 65.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LABlab(31.69, 37.57, -52.26)
CIE-LCHlch(31.69, 64.36, 305.71°)
OKLaboklab(42.72% 0.0532 -0.1496)
OKLCHoklch(42.72% 0.159 289.6)
XYZxyz(10.9293, 6.9499, 33.1067)
Luminance0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#51379E #849E37
analogous
#37509E #51379E #85379E
triadic
#51379E #9E5137 #379E51
tetradic
#51379E #9E3750 #849E37 #379E85
square
#51379E #9E3750 #849E37 #379E85
split-complementary
#51379E #9E8537 #509E37
monochromatic
#221743 #3A2771 #51379E #6D50C2 #937DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79
#51379E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39
#51379E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51379E
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##51379E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##51379E1.008.792.398.79
#FFFFFF8.791.0021.001.00
#0000002.3921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#385065
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #51379e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 55, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.159 289.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896fbb',
    500: '#51379e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #51379e;
$custom-light: #896fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#51379e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.146,
    "s": 48.357,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42724,
    "c": 0.15879,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#51379E
secondary
#AABB76
accent
#D850B6
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0712
muted
#7D7A81

Preview Lab

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#51379E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva