#51387F#51387F

#51387F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.116 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51387F
RGB	rgb(81, 56, 127)
HSL	hsl(261, 39%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(261, 56%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 55.9%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.69, 27.86, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.69, 45.85, 307.42°)
OKLab	oklab(40.55% 0.053 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(40.55% 0.116 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6373, 6.1099, 20.7988)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51387F #667F38

analogous

#38427F #51387F #74387F

triadic

#51387F #7F5138 #387F51

tetradic

#51387F #7F3842 #667F38 #387F74

square

#51387F #7F3842 #667F38 #387F74

split-complementary

#51387F #7F7438 #427F38

monochromatic

#1B132A #362555 #51387F #6C4BA9 #8D71C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#51387F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#51387F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51387F

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51387F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51387F	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B4681

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22457D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51387f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 56, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.116 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856fa4',
    500: '#51387f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51387f;
$custom-light: #856fa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51387f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.127,
    "s": 38.798,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40547,
    "c": 0.11586,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51387F

secondary

#93A969

accent

#CF59A5

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF4

border

#CAC7CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #51387F

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

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