#511872#511872

#511872 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.147 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511872
RGB	rgb(81, 24, 114)
HSL	hsl(278, 65%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(278, 79%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 78.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.36, 41.76, -39.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.36, 57.80, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(34.95% 0.0935 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(34.95% 0.147 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.7566, 3.6176, 16.2587)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511872 #397218

analogous

#241872 #511872 #721866

triadic

#511872 #725118 #187251

tetradic

#511872 #722418 #397218 #186672

square

#511872 #722418 #397218 #186672

split-complementary

#511872 #667218 #187224

monochromatic

#120519 #2D0D3F #511872 #7523A5 #9831D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.18

#511872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#511872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511872

12.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511872	1.00	12.18	1.72	12.18
#FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003374

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003670

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 24, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.147 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865c9b',
    500: '#511872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511872;
$custom-light: #865c9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34948,
    "c": 0.14695,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511872

secondary

#65A73E

accent

#E8407D

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0B040E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511872

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

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