#51408D#51408D

#51408D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.123 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51408D
RGB	rgb(81, 64, 141)
HSL	hsl(253, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(253, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 54.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 26.97, -40.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 48.64, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% 0.0429 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.123 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.0331, 7.3389, 26.0821)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51408D #7C8D40

analogous

#40558D #51408D #78408D

triadic

#51408D #8D5140 #408D51

tetradic

#51408D #8D4055 #7C8D40 #408D78

square

#51408D #8D4055 #7C8D40 #408D78

split-complementary

#51408D #8D7840 #558D40

monochromatic

#211A39 #392D63 #51408D #6C57B3 #9181C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#51408D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#51408D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51408D

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51408D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51408D	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405060

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51408d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 64, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.123 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8675af',
    500: '#51408d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51408d;
$custom-light: #8675af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51408d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.247,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42975,
    "c": 0.1227,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51408D

secondary

#A4B078

accent

#CE5AB4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #51408D

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

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