#511461#511461

#511461 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.135 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511461
RGB	rgb(81, 20, 97)
HSL	hsl(288, 66%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(288, 79%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 79.4%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.49, 39.57, -31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.49, 50.83, 321.12°)
OKLab	oklab(33.21% 0.1004 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(33.21% 0.135 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.8009, 3.1130, 11.6023)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 3.81

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511461 #246114

analogous

#2A1461 #511461 #61144B

triadic

#511461 #615114 #146151

tetradic

#511461 #612A14 #246114 #144B61

square

#511461 #612A14 #246114 #144B61

split-complementary

#511461 #4B6114 #14612A

monochromatic

#150519 #270A2E #511461 #7B1E94 #A629C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.94

#511461 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511461 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511461

12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511461	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511461	1.00	12.94	1.62	12.94
#FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#18335F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511461;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 20, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.135 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85598e',
    500: '#511461',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511461;
$custom-light: #85598e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511461",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.532,
    "s": 65.812,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3321,
    "c": 0.13462,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511461

secondary

#4C9838

accent

#E93F62

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9F0

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511461

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

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