#511160#511160

#511160 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.137 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511160
RGB	rgb(81, 17, 96)
HSL	hsl(289, 70%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(289, 82%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 82.3%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.02, 40.49, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.02, 51.60, 321.69°)
OKLab	oklab(32.86% 0.1035 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(32.86% 0.137 319)
XYZ	xyz(5.7048, 2.9950, 11.3417)
Luminance	0.0300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 3.48

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511160 #206011

analogous

#2A1160 #511160 #601148

triadic

#511160 #605111 #116051

tetradic

#511160 #602A11 #206011 #114860

square

#511160 #602A11 #206011 #114860

split-complementary

#511160 #486011 #11602A

monochromatic

#16051A #25082C #511160 #7D1A94 #A923C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.13

#511160 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#511160 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511160

13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511160	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511160	1.00	13.13	1.60	13.13
#FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17325E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512238

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511160;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 17, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.137 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85588e',
    500: '#511160',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511160;
$custom-light: #85588e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511160",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.608,
    "s": 69.912,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32856,
    "c": 0.1371,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.02995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511160

secondary

#479934

accent

#ED3B5D

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9F0

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511160

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

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