#511159#511159

#511159 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.131 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511159
RGB	rgb(81, 17, 89)
HSL	hsl(293, 68%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(293, 81%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 80.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.52, 39.06, -28.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.52, 48.14, 324.23°)
OKLab	oklab(32.34% 0.1043 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(32.34% 0.131 323)
XYZ	xyz(5.3968, 2.8718, 9.7193)
Luminance	0.0287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511159 #195911

analogous

#2D1159 #511159 #59113D

triadic

#511159 #595111 #115951

tetradic

#511159 #592D11 #195911 #113D59

square

#511159 #592D11 #195911 #113D59

split-complementary

#511159 #3D5911 #11592D

monochromatic

#17051A #220726 #511159 #801B8C #AF25C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.34

#511159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#511159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511159

13.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511159	1.00	13.34	1.57	13.34
#FFFFFF	13.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3257

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#521F34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 17, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.131 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855788',
    500: '#511159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511159;
$custom-light: #855788;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 67.925,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32341,
    "c": 0.13061,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.02871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511159

secondary

#3E9234

accent

#EB3D50

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B030B

muted

#7C787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511159

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

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