#511273#511273

#511273 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.154 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511273
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 115)
HSL	hsl(279, 73%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(279, 84%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 84.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.65, 44.29, -41.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.65, 60.87, 316.68°)
OKLab	oklab(34.47% 0.0987 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(34.47% 0.154 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7035, 3.4199, 16.5233)
Luminance	0.0342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511273 #347312

analogous

#201273 #511273 #731264

triadic

#511273 #735112 #127351

tetradic

#511273 #732012 #347312 #126473

square

#511273 #732012 #347312 #126473

split-complementary

#511273 #647312 #127320

monochromatic

#13041A #2C0A3E #511273 #761AA8 #9B23DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.47

#511273 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#511273 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511273

12.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511273	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511273	1.00	12.47	1.68	12.47
#FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003176

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003571

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511273;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.154 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86599c',
    500: '#511273',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511273;
$custom-light: #86599c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511273",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.969,
    "s": 72.932,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34474,
    "c": 0.15427,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511273

secondary

#5FAA37

accent

#F03878

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511273

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

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