#511656#511656

#511656 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.121 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511656
RGB	rgb(81, 22, 86)
HSL	hsl(295, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(295, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.03, 36.46, -25.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.03, 44.39, 325.21°)
OKLab	oklab(32.64% 0.099 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(32.64% 0.121 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.3598, 2.9954, 9.0981)
Luminance	0.0300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511656 #1B5616

analogous

#311656 #511656 #56163B

triadic

#511656 #565116 #165651

tetradic

#511656 #563116 #1B5616 #163B56

square

#511656 #563116 #1B5616 #163B56

split-complementary

#511656 #3B5616 #165631

monochromatic

#170618 #230A25 #511656 #7F2287 #AD2FB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.13

#511656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#511656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511656

13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511656	1.00	13.13	1.60	13.13
#FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#062C58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 22, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.121 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845986',
    500: '#511656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511656;
$custom-light: #845986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.313,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32635,
    "c": 0.12146,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511656

secondary

#418D3A

accent

#E24552

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511656

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

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