#511572#511572

#511572 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.150 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511572
RGB	rgb(81, 21, 114)
HSL	hsl(279, 69%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(279, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 81.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.95, 42.96, -40.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.95, 59.14, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(34.65% 0.0964 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(34.65% 0.15 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.6982, 3.5007, 16.2392)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511572 #367215

analogous

#231572 #511572 #721565

triadic

#511572 #725115 #157251

tetradic

#511572 #722315 #367215 #156572

square

#511572 #722315 #367215 #156572

split-complementary

#511572 #657215 #157223

monochromatic

#12051A #2C0B3E #511572 #761FA6 #9A2AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#511572 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#511572 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511572

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511572	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511572	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003275

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511572;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.150 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865a9b',
    500: '#511572',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511572;
$custom-light: #865a9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511572",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34654,
    "c": 0.15027,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511572

secondary

#62A83B

accent

#EC3C7A

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511572

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

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