#511556#511556

#511556 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.123 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511556
RGB	rgb(81, 21, 86)
HSL	hsl(295, 61%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(295, 76%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 75.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.87, 36.88, -25.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.87, 44.88, 325.27°)
OKLab	oklab(32.53% 0.1001 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(32.53% 0.123 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.3411, 2.9579, 9.0919)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511556 #1A5615

analogous

#301556 #511556 #56153A

triadic

#511556 #565115 #155651

tetradic

#511556 #563015 #1A5615 #153A56

square

#511556 #563015 #1A5615 #153A56

split-complementary

#511556 #3A5615 #155630

monochromatic

#170619 #230925 #511556 #7F2187 #AE2DB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.19

#511556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#511556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511556

13.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511556	1.00	13.19	1.59	13.19
#FFFFFF	13.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042B58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.123 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845986',
    500: '#511556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511556;
$custom-light: #845986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.385,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32527,
    "c": 0.12282,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511556

secondary

#408E39

accent

#E44450

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511556

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

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