#51428C#51428C

#51428C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.118 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51428C
RGB	rgb(81, 66, 140)
HSL	hsl(252, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 52.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.00, 25.40, -39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.00, 46.68, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% 0.0402 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.118 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0739, 7.5389, 25.7302)
Luminance	0.0754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51428C #7D8C42

analogous

#42588C #51428C #76428C

triadic

#51428C #8C5142 #428C51

tetradic

#51428C #8C4258 #7D8C42 #428C76

square

#51428C #8C4258 #7D8C42 #428C76

split-complementary

#51428C #8C7642 #588C42

monochromatic

#211B39 #392E62 #51428C #6C5AB1 #9184C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#51428C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#51428C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51428C

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51428C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51428C	1.00	8.37	2.51	8.37
#FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51428c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 66, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.118 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8576ae',
    500: '#51428c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51428c;
$custom-light: #8576ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51428c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.162,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4328,
    "c": 0.11814,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51428C

secondary

#A5B07A

accent

#CC5CB5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #51428C

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

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