#511165#511165

#511165 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.142 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511165
RGB	rgb(81, 17, 101)
HSL	hsl(286, 71%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(286, 83%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 83.2%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.40, 41.55, -34.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.40, 54.12, 320.14°)
OKLab	oklab(33.24% 0.1027 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(33.24% 0.142 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.9424, 3.0901, 12.5928)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511165 #256511

analogous

#271165 #511165 #65114F

triadic

#511165 #655111 #116551

tetradic

#511165 #652711 #256511 #114F65

square

#511165 #652711 #256511 #114F65

split-complementary

#511165 #4F6511 #116527

monochromatic

#15041A #270831 #511165 #7B1A99 #A523CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.98

#511165 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511165 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511165

12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511165	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511165	1.00	12.98	1.62	12.98
#FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D67

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#103363

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50243B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511165;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 17, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.142 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855891',
    500: '#511165',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511165;
$custom-light: #855891;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511165",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.714,
    "s": 71.186,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33241,
    "c": 0.14181,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511165

secondary

#4E9D35

accent

#EE3A65

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F1

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511165

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

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