#511477#511477

#511477 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.156 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511477
RGB	rgb(81, 20, 119)
HSL	hsl(277, 71%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(277, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 83.2%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.24, 44.49, -43.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.24, 62.14, 315.73°)
OKLab	oklab(34.99% 0.096 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(34.99% 0.156 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.9726, 3.5817, 17.7732)
Luminance	0.0358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511477 #3A7714

analogous

#201477 #511477 #77146B

triadic

#511477 #775114 #147751

tetradic

#511477 #772014 #3A7714 #146B77

square

#511477 #772014 #3A7714 #146B77

split-complementary

#511477 #6B7714 #147720

monochromatic

#12041A #2D0B43 #511477 #751DAB #972ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.23

#511477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#511477 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511477

12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511477	1.00	12.23	1.72	12.23
#FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00337A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003675

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B2E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 20, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.156 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865a9f',
    500: '#511477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511477;
$custom-light: #865a9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.97,
    "s": 71.223,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34988,
    "c": 0.15628,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511477

secondary

#66AD3A

accent

#EE3A7F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511477

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

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