#511276#511276

#511276 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.157 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511276
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 118)
HSL	hsl(278, 74%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(278, 85%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 84.7%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.91, 44.97, -43.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.91, 62.41, 316.10°)
OKLab	oklab(34.73% 0.0979 -0.123)
OKLCH	oklch(34.73% 0.157 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.8790, 3.4901, 17.4473)
Luminance	0.0349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511276 #377612

analogous

#1F1276 #511276 #761269

triadic

#511276 #765112 #127651

tetradic

#511276 #761F12 #377612 #126976

square

#511276 #761F12 #377612 #126976

split-complementary

#511276 #697612 #12761F

monochromatic

#12041B #2D0A41 #511276 #751AAB #9925DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.37

#511276 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#511276 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511276

12.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511276	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511276	1.00	12.37	1.70	12.37
#FFFFFF	12.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003279

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003574

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B2D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511276;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.157 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86599e',
    500: '#511276',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511276;
$custom-light: #86599e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511276",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.8,
    "s": 73.529,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34732,
    "c": 0.1572,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511276

secondary

#63AD37

accent

#F0387C

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511276

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →