#51437E#51437E

#51437E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.096 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51437E
RGB	rgb(81, 67, 126)
HSL	hsl(254, 31%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(254, 47%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 46.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, 20.61, -31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 37.60, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% 0.0372 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.096 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.1654, 7.2698, 20.6549)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51437E #707E43

analogous

#43527E #51437E #6E437E

triadic

#51437E #7E5143 #437E51

tetradic

#51437E #7E4352 #707E43 #437E6E

square

#51437E #7E4352 #707E43 #437E6E

split-complementary

#51437E #7E6E43 #527E43

monochromatic

#1E192E #372E56 #51437E #6B58A6 #8E80BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#51437E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#51437E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51437E

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51437E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51437E	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4D80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#314B7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51437e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 67, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.096 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477a4',
    500: '#51437e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51437e;
$custom-light: #8477a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51437e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.237,
    "s": 30.57,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42563,
    "c": 0.096,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51437E

secondary

#9BA676

accent

#C761AF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #51437E

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

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