#511662#511662

#511662 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.133 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511662
RGB	rgb(81, 22, 98)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.85, 38.97, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.85, 50.42, 320.62°)
OKLab	oklab(33.49% 0.0982 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(33.49% 0.133 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.8845, 3.2052, 11.8616)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.12

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511662 #276216

analogous

#2B1662 #511662 #62164D

triadic

#511662 #625116 #166251

tetradic

#511662 #622B16 #276216 #164D62

square

#511662 #622B16 #276216 #164D62

split-complementary

#511662 #4D6216 #16622B

monochromatic

#150619 #280B30 #511662 #7A2194 #A42CC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#511662 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511662 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511662

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511662	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511662	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#183460

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50263B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511662;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 22, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.133 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855a8f',
    500: '#511662',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511662;
$custom-light: #855a8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511662",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.579,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33486,
    "c": 0.13316,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511662

secondary

#50993B

accent

#E64166

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511662

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

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