#51397C#51397C

#51397C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.110 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51397C
RGB	rgb(81, 57, 124)
HSL	hsl(261, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(261, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 54%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.74, 26.39, -34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.74, 43.39, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(40.52% 0.0514 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(40.52% 0.11 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.4937, 6.1307, 19.8007)
Luminance	0.0613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51397C #647C39

analogous

#39427C #51397C #73397C

triadic

#51397C #7C5139 #397C51

tetradic

#51397C #7C3942 #647C39 #397C73

square

#51397C #7C3942 #647C39 #397C73

split-complementary

#51397C #7C7339 #427C39

monochromatic

#1A1228 #362652 #51397C #6C4CA6 #8D71BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#51397C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#51397C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51397C

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51397C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51397C	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20467E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26457A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51397c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 57, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.110 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470a2',
    500: '#51397c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51397c;
$custom-light: #8470a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51397c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 37.017,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40523,
    "c": 0.11002,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51397C

secondary

#91A76A

accent

#CD5BA4

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF3

border

#CAC7CD

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #51397C

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

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