#511372#511372

#511372 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.152 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511372
RGB	rgb(81, 19, 114)
HSL	hsl(279, 71%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(279, 83%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 83.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.69, 43.71, -41.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.69, 59.96, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(34.47% 0.0981 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(34.47% 0.152 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6629, 3.4301, 16.2274)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511372 #347213

analogous

#211372 #511372 #721363

triadic

#511372 #725113 #137251

tetradic

#511372 #722113 #347213 #136372

square

#511372 #722113 #347213 #136372

split-complementary

#511372 #637213 #137221

monochromatic

#13041A #2C0A3E #511372 #761CA6 #9B25DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.46

#511372 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#511372 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511372

12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511372	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511372	1.00	12.46	1.69	12.46
#FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003175

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511372;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 19, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.152 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86599b',
    500: '#511372',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511372;
$custom-light: #86599b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511372",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 19,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.158,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34474,
    "c": 0.15232,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511372

secondary

#5FA938

accent

#EE3A78

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511372

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

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