#511699#511699

#511699 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.189 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511699
RGB	rgb(81, 22, 153)
HSL	hsl(267, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(267, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 85.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.63, 52.01, -59.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.63, 78.74, 311.34°)
OKLab	oklab(38.3% 0.0831 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(38.3% 0.189 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.4285, 4.6228, 30.5263)
Luminance	0.0462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511699 #5E9916

analogous

#161D99 #511699 #931699

triadic

#511699 #995116 #169951

tetradic

#511699 #99161D #5E9916 #169993

square

#511699 #99161D #5E9916 #169993

split-complementary

#511699 #999316 #1D9916

monochromatic

#18072E #350E63 #511699 #6D1ECF #8D45E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.91

#511699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#511699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511699

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511699	1.00	10.91	1.92	10.91
#FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C3E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 22, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.189 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5db8',
    500: '#511699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511699;
$custom-light: #8a5db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.023,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38304,
    "c": 0.18884,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511699

secondary

#8CC546

accent

#F1369D

background

#F9F5FB

surface

#F1E9F6

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7E7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #511699

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

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