#511169#511169

#511169 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.146 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511169
RGB	rgb(81, 17, 105)
HSL	hsl(284, 72%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(284, 84%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 83.8%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.71, 42.41, -36.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.71, 56.15, 319.05°)
OKLab	oklab(33.56% 0.1019 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(33.56% 0.146 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1432, 3.1704, 13.6502)
Luminance	0.0317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511169 #296911

analogous

#251169 #511169 #691155

triadic

#511169 #695111 #116951

tetradic

#511169 #692511 #296911 #115569

square

#511169 #692511 #296911 #115569

split-complementary

#511169 #556911 #116925

monochromatic

#14041A #280834 #511169 #7A1A9E #A222D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.85

#511169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#511169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511169

12.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511169	1.00	12.85	1.63	12.85
#FFFFFF	12.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#093367

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F263D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 17, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.146 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855894',
    500: '#511169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511169;
$custom-light: #855894;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 72.131,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3356,
    "c": 0.14561,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511169

secondary

#52A135

accent

#EF396B

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F1

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511169

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

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