#511462#511462

#511462 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.136 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511462
RGB	rgb(81, 20, 98)
HSL	hsl(287, 66%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(287, 80%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 79.6%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.56, 39.79, -32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.56, 51.34, 320.80°)
OKLab	oklab(33.28% 0.1003 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(33.28% 0.136 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.8478, 3.1317, 11.8494)
Luminance	0.0313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.01

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511462 #256214

analogous

#2A1462 #511462 #62144C

triadic

#511462 #625114 #146251

tetradic

#511462 #622A14 #256214 #144C62

square

#511462 #622A14 #256214 #144C62

split-complementary

#511462 #4C6214 #14622A

monochromatic

#150519 #270A2F #511462 #7B1E95 #A529C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.91

#511462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#511462 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511462

12.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511462	1.00	12.91	1.63	12.91
#FFFFFF	12.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#173360

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50253A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 20, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.136 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85598f',
    500: '#511462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511462;
$custom-light: #85598f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.923,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33285,
    "c": 0.1356,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511462

secondary

#4E9938

accent

#E93F64

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9F0

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511462

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

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