#511569#511569

#511569 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.141 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511569
RGB	rgb(81, 21, 105)
HSL	hsl(283, 67%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(283, 80%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 80%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.23, 40.92, -35.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.23, 54.48, 318.69°)
OKLab	oklab(33.92% 0.0982 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(33.92% 0.141 314)
XYZ	xyz(6.2109, 3.3058, 13.6728)
Luminance	0.0331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511569 #2D6915

analogous

#271569 #511569 #691557

triadic

#511569 #695115 #156951

tetradic

#511569 #692715 #2D6915 #155769

square

#511569 #692715 #2D6915 #155769

split-complementary

#511569 #576915 #156927

monochromatic

#14051A #2A0B36 #511569 #781F9C #A029CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.64

#511569 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#511569 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511569

12.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511569	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511569	1.00	12.64	1.66	12.64
#FFFFFF	12.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00306B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E3467

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F283E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511569;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.141 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855a94',
    500: '#511569',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511569;
$custom-light: #855a94;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511569",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33923,
    "c": 0.1413,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.03306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511569

secondary

#57A03A

accent

#EA3E6F

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F1

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511569

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

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