#511270#511270

#511270 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.151 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511270
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 112)
HSL	hsl(280, 72%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(280, 84%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 83.9%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.40, 43.61, -40.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.40, 59.33, 317.31°)
OKLab	oklab(34.22% 0.0995 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(34.22% 0.151 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.5337, 3.3520, 15.6289)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511270 #317012

analogous

#221270 #511270 #701260

triadic

#511270 #705112 #127051

tetradic

#511270 #702212 #317012 #126070

square

#511270 #702212 #317012 #126070

split-complementary

#511270 #607012 #127022

monochromatic

#13041A #2B0A3B #511270 #771AA5 #9D23D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.57

#511270 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#511270 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511270

12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511270	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511270	1.00	12.57	1.67	12.57
#FFFFFF	12.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003172

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00346E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D2A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511270;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.151 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86599a',
    500: '#511270',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511270;
$custom-light: #86599a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511270",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.213,
    "s": 72.308,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3422,
    "c": 0.15135,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511270

secondary

#5CA737

accent

#EF3975

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511270

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

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