#511072#511072

#511072 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.155 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511072
RGB	rgb(81, 16, 114)
HSL	hsl(280, 75%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(280, 86%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 86%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.34, 44.73, -41.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.34, 61.10, 317.06°)
OKLab	oklab(34.23% 0.1005 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(34.23% 0.155 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.6153, 3.3350, 16.2116)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511072 #317210

analogous

#201072 #511072 #721062

triadic

#511072 #725110 #107251

tetradic

#511072 #722010 #317210 #106272

square

#511072 #722010 #317210 #106272

split-complementary

#511072 #627210 #107220

monochromatic

#13041B #2B083C #511072 #7718A8 #9D1FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.60

#511072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#511072 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511072

12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511072	1.00	12.60	1.67	12.60
#FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003175

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 16, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.155 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86589b',
    500: '#511072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511072;
$custom-light: #86589b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.796,
    "s": 75.385,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34229,
    "c": 0.15515,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511072

secondary

#5CA934

accent

#F23675

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511072

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

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