#511280#511280

#511280 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.167 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511280
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 128)
HSL	hsl(274, 75%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(274, 86%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 85.9%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.79, 47.29, -48.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.79, 67.52, 314.46°)
OKLab	oklab(35.62% 0.0948 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(35.62% 0.167 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.5050, 3.7405, 20.7445)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.32

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511280 #418012

analogous

#1A1280 #511280 #801278

triadic

#511280 #805112 #128051

tetradic

#511280 #801A12 #418012 #127880

square

#511280 #801A12 #418012 #127880

split-complementary

#511280 #788012 #12801A

monochromatic

#11041B #2F0A4A #511280 #731AB6 #932BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#511280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#511280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511280

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511280	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003583

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00367E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48314B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.167 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875aa6',
    500: '#511280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511280;
$custom-light: #875aa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.364,
    "s": 75.342,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35622,
    "c": 0.16698,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511280

secondary

#6EB638

accent

#F23686

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #511280

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

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