#511549#511549

#511549 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.7% C 0.111 H 333.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511549
RGB	rgb(81, 21, 73)
HSL	hsl(308, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(308, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.09, 34.40, -17.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.09, 38.82, 332.39°)
OKLab	oklab(31.7% 0.0995 -0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(31.7% 0.111 333.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.8641, 2.7671, 6.5800)
Luminance	0.0277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511549 #15511D

analogous

#3B1551 #511549 #51152B

triadic

#511549 #495115 #154951

tetradic

#511549 #513B15 #15511D #152B51

square

#511549 #513B15 #15511D #152B51

split-complementary

#511549 #2B5115 #15513B

monochromatic

#180616 #20081D #511549 #822275 #B22EA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.52

#511549 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#511549 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511549

13.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511549	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511549	1.00	13.52	1.55	13.52
#FFFFFF	13.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14294A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283147

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#551A2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511549;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.7% 0.111 333.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84587c',
    500: '#511549',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511549;
$custom-light: #84587c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511549",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31703,
    "c": 0.11102,
    "h": 333.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511549

secondary

#398944

accent

#E25B46

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #511549

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

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