#511469#511469

#511469 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.142 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511469
RGB	rgb(81, 20, 105)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 81%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.09, 41.31, -36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.09, 54.92, 318.79°)
OKLab	oklab(33.83% 0.0992 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(33.83% 0.142 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1929, 3.2698, 13.6668)
Luminance	0.0327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511469 #2C6914

analogous

#271469 #511469 #691457

triadic

#511469 #695114 #146951

tetradic

#511469 #692714 #2C6914 #145769

square

#511469 #692714 #2C6914 #145769

split-complementary

#511469 #576914 #146927

monochromatic

#14051A #290A36 #511469 #791E9C #A028D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.70

#511469 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#511469 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511469

12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511469	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511469	1.00	12.70	1.65	12.70
#FFFFFF	12.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D3467

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F283E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511469;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 20, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.142 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855994',
    500: '#511469',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511469;
$custom-light: #855994;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511469",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.059,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33827,
    "c": 0.14243,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511469

secondary

#56A039

accent

#EB3D6E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F1

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511469

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

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