#511269#511269

#511269 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.145 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511269
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 105)
HSL	hsl(283, 71%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(283, 83%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 82.9%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.84, 42.05, -36.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.84, 55.75, 318.97°)
OKLab	oklab(33.65% 0.101 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(33.65% 0.145 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.1590, 3.2021, 13.6555)
Luminance	0.0320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511269 #2A6912

analogous

#261269 #511269 #691256

triadic

#511269 #695112 #126951

tetradic

#511269 #692612 #2A6912 #125669

square

#511269 #692612 #2A6912 #125669

split-complementary

#511269 #566912 #126926

monochromatic

#14041A #290935 #511269 #791B9D #A224D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#511269 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511269 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511269

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511269	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511269	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B3467

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F273E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511269;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.145 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855994',
    500: '#511269',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511269;
$custom-light: #855994;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511269",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.448,
    "s": 70.732,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33646,
    "c": 0.14458,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511269

secondary

#54A136

accent

#ED3A6C

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F1

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511269

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

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