#511879#511879

#511879 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.5% C 0.154 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511879
RGB	rgb(81, 24, 121)
HSL	hsl(275, 67%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(275, 80%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 80.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.94, 43.42, -43.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.94, 61.47, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(35.53% 0.0919 -0.1238)
OKLCH	oklch(35.53% 0.154 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.1704, 3.7832, 18.4379)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511879 #407918

analogous

#201879 #511879 #791870

triadic

#511879 #795118 #187951

tetradic

#511879 #792018 #407918 #187079

square

#511879 #792018 #407918 #187079

split-complementary

#511879 #707918 #187920

monochromatic

#11051A #2F0E46 #511879 #7322AC #9435D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.95

#511879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#511879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511879

11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511879	1.00	11.95	1.76	11.95
#FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00357C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 24, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.5% 0.154 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865ca0',
    500: '#511879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511879;
$custom-light: #865ca0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.258,
    "s": 66.897,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35534,
    "c": 0.15418,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511879

secondary

#6DAE3F

accent

#EA3E85

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F3

border

#CBC5CD

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #511879

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

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