#511862#511862

#511862 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.131 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511862
RGB	rgb(81, 24, 98)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 75.5%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.15, 38.12, -31.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.15, 49.45, 320.43°)
OKLab	oklab(33.7% 0.096 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(33.7% 0.131 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.9243, 3.2847, 11.8749)
Luminance	0.0328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.27

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511862 #296218

analogous

#2C1862 #511862 #62184E

triadic

#511862 #625118 #186251

tetradic

#511862 #622C18 #296218 #184E62

square

#511862 #622C18 #296218 #184E62

split-complementary

#511862 #4E6218 #18622C

monochromatic

#140619 #280C31 #511862 #7A2493 #A230C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.68

#511862 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#511862 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511862

12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511862	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511862	1.00	12.68	1.66	12.68
#FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002F64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A3560

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50273B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511862;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 24, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.131 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855b8f',
    500: '#511862',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511862;
$custom-light: #855b8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511862",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.216,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33701,
    "c": 0.13057,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511862

secondary

#52983E

accent

#E44469

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511862

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

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