#51155E#51155E
#51155E is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.130 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #51155E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 21, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 63%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 78%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 77.7%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.42, 38.53, -30.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.42, 48.85, 322.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.09% 0.0997 -0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.09% 0.13 319.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6816, 3.0941, 10.8855) |
| Luminance | 0.0309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 3.32
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 4.68
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 5.36
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 5.54
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.05
Deep Purple
#36013F
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#51155E #225E15
analogous
#2C155E #51155E #5E1546
triadic
#51155E #5E5115 #155E51
tetradic
#51155E #5E2C15 #225E15 #15465E
square
#51155E #5E2C15 #225E15 #15465E
split-complementary
#51155E #465E15 #155E2C
monochromatic
#160619 #260A2C #51155E #7C2090 #A72BC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.97
#51155E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#51155E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #51155E
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##51155E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##51155E | 1.00 | 12.97 | 1.62 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002D60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B335C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#512338
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #51155e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.130 319.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85598c',
500: '#51155e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #51155e; $custom-light: #85598c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#51155e",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 21,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.315,
"s": 63.478,
"l": 22.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33088,
"c": 0.13049,
"h": 319.8
},
"luminance": 0.03094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#51155E
secondary
#4A9539
accent
#E7415F
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFE9F0
border
#CAC5CB
text
#0B040C
muted
#7C797D