#511560#511560

#511560 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.132 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511560
RGB	rgb(81, 21, 96)
HSL	hsl(288, 64%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(288, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.56, 38.95, -31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.56, 49.87, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(33.24% 0.0995 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(33.24% 0.132 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.7725, 3.1305, 11.3642)
Luminance	0.0313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 3.68

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511560 #246015

analogous

#2B1560 #511560 #601549

triadic

#511560 #605115 #156051

tetradic

#511560 #602B15 #246015 #154960

square

#511560 #602B15 #246015 #154960

split-complementary

#511560 #496015 #15602B

monochromatic

#150519 #270A2E #511560 #7B2092 #A62BC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.92

#511560 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#511560 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511560

12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511560	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511560	1.00	12.92	1.63	12.92
#FFFFFF	12.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19335E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511560;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.132 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85598e',
    500: '#511560',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511560;
$custom-light: #85598e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511560",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33235,
    "c": 0.13243,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511560

secondary

#4C973A

accent

#E74162

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511560

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

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