#511256#511256

#511256 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.127 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511256
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(296, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(296, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 79.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.45, 38.09, -26.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.45, 46.25, 325.44°)
OKLab	oklab(32.22% 0.1035 -0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(32.22% 0.127 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2892, 2.8542, 9.0746)
Luminance	0.0285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511256 #175612

analogous

#2F1256 #511256 #561239

triadic

#511256 #565112 #125651

tetradic

#511256 #562F12 #175612 #123956

square

#511256 #562F12 #175612 #123956

split-complementary

#511256 #395612 #12562F

monochromatic

#180519 #210723 #511256 #811D89 #B027BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.37

#511256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#511256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511256

13.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511256	1.00	13.37	1.57	13.37
#FFFFFF	13.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203254

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#531E33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.127 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855886',
    500: '#511256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511256;
$custom-light: #855886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.588,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32223,
    "c": 0.12667,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511256

secondary

#3C8F35

accent

#E83F4C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511256

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

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