#511156#511156

#511156 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.128 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511156
RGB	rgb(81, 17, 86)
HSL	hsl(296, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(296, 80%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 80.2%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.32, 38.47, -26.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.32, 46.68, 325.49°)
OKLab	oklab(32.13% 0.1045 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(32.13% 0.128 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2734, 2.8225, 9.0693)
Luminance	0.0282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511156 #165611

analogous

#2E1156 #511156 #561138

triadic

#511156 #565111 #115651

tetradic

#511156 #562E11 #165611 #113856

square

#511156 #562E11 #165611 #113856

split-complementary

#511156 #385611 #11562E

monochromatic

#18051A #210723 #511156 #811B89 #B125BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.42

#511156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.56

#511156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511156

13.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511156	1.00	13.42	1.56	13.42
#FFFFFF	13.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3154

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#531D33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 17, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.128 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855786',
    500: '#511156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511156;
$custom-light: #855786;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.652,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32129,
    "c": 0.12786,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511156

secondary

#3A8F34

accent

#EA3E4A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B030B

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511156

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

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