#511357#511357

#511357 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.126 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511357
RGB	rgb(81, 19, 87)
HSL	hsl(295, 64%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(295, 78%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 78.2%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.65, 37.90, -26.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.65, 46.30, 324.95°)
OKLab	oklab(32.39% 0.1023 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(32.39% 0.126 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.3464, 2.9035, 9.2938)
Luminance	0.0290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511357 #195713

analogous

#2F1357 #511357 #57133B

triadic

#511357 #575113 #135751

tetradic

#511357 #572F13 #195713 #133B57

square

#511357 #572F13 #195713 #133B57

split-complementary

#511357 #3B5713 #13572F

monochromatic

#170519 #220825 #511357 #801E89 #AF29BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.29

#511357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#511357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511357

13.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511357	1.00	13.29	1.58	13.29
#FFFFFF	13.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203255

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#531F34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 19, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.126 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855887',
    500: '#511357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511357;
$custom-light: #855887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 19,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.706,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3239,
    "c": 0.12635,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511357

secondary

#3E8F36

accent

#E7414F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511357

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

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