#511796#511796

#511796 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.185 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511796
RGB	rgb(81, 23, 150)
HSL	hsl(267, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(267, 85%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 84.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.45, 50.92, -57.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.45, 76.85, 311.49°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% 0.0836 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.185 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.2033, 4.5639, 29.2443)
Luminance	0.0456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511796 #5C9617

analogous

#171C96 #511796 #911796

triadic

#511796 #965117 #179651

tetradic

#511796 #96171C #5C9617 #179691

square

#511796 #96171C #5C9617 #179691

split-complementary

#511796 #969117 #1C9617

monochromatic

#18072C #340F61 #511796 #6E1FCB #8D45E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.98

#511796 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#511796 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511796

10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511796	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511796	1.00	10.98	1.91	10.98
#FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3D59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 23, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.185 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5db6',
    500: '#511796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511796;
$custom-light: #8a5db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.402,
    "s": 73.41,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38093,
    "c": 0.18499,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511796

secondary

#8AC345

accent

#F0389C

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0E9F6

border

#CBC5D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #511796

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

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