#511655#511655

#511655 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.121 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511655
RGB	rgb(81, 22, 85)
HSL	hsl(296, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(296, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.96, 36.25, -24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.96, 43.90, 325.67°)
OKLab	oklab(32.57% 0.099 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(32.57% 0.121 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3198, 2.9794, 8.8874)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511655 #1A5516

analogous

#311655 #511655 #551639

triadic

#511655 #555116 #165551

tetradic

#511655 #553116 #1A5516 #163955

square

#511655 #553116 #1A5516 #163955

split-complementary

#511655 #395516 #165531

monochromatic

#170618 #230924 #511655 #7F2386 #AE2FB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#511655 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#511655 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511655

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511655	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511655	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511655;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 22, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.121 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845985',
    500: '#511655',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511655;
$custom-light: #845985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511655",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.19,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32568,
    "c": 0.12051,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511655

secondary

#408C3A

accent

#E24650

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511655

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

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