#511480#511480

#511480 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.165 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511480
RGB	rgb(81, 20, 128)
HSL	hsl(274, 73%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(274, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 84.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.03, 46.61, -47.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.03, 66.77, 314.27°)
OKLab	oklab(35.78% 0.0933 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(35.78% 0.165 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5389, 3.8082, 20.7558)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.55

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511480 #438014

analogous

#1B1480 #511480 #801479

triadic

#511480 #805114 #148051

tetradic

#511480 #801B14 #438014 #147980

square

#511480 #801B14 #438014 #147980

split-complementary

#511480 #798014 #14801B

monochromatic

#11041A #300C4B #511480 #721CB5 #9330DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.92

#511480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#511480 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511480

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511480	1.00	11.92	1.76	11.92
#FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003683

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00377E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 20, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.165 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875ba6',
    500: '#511480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511480;
$custom-light: #875ba6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.889,
    "s": 72.973,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35783,
    "c": 0.16525,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511480

secondary

#70B53B

accent

#F03888

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #511480

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

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