#511759#511759

#511759 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.123 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511759
RGB	rgb(81, 23, 89)
HSL	hsl(293, 59%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(293, 74%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.38, 36.63, -26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.38, 45.37, 323.84°)
OKLab	oklab(32.95% 0.0977 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(32.95% 0.123 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.5027, 3.0837, 9.7546)
Luminance	0.0308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 6.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511759 #1F5917

analogous

#301759 #511759 #591740

triadic

#511759 #595117 #175951

tetradic

#511759 #593017 #1F5917 #174059

square

#511759 #593017 #1F5917 #174059

split-complementary

#511759 #405917 #175930

monochromatic

#160618 #250A28 #511759 #7D248A #AA30BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.99

#511759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511759

12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511759	1.00	12.99	1.62	12.99
#FFFFFF	12.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042D5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213357

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522236

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 23, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.123 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845a88',
    500: '#511759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511759;
$custom-light: #845a88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.727,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3295,
    "c": 0.12297,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511759

secondary

#46903C

accent

#E24659

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511759

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

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