#511950#511950

#511950 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.111 H 328.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511950
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 80)
HSL	hsl(301, 53%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 1.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.14, 33.90, -21.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.14, 39.93, 328.10°)
OKLab	oklab(32.6% 0.0949 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(32.6% 0.111 328.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1889, 3.0241, 7.8983)
Luminance	0.0302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511950 #19511A

analogous

#361951 #511950 #511934

triadic

#511950 #505119 #195051

tetradic

#511950 #513619 #19511A #193451

square

#511950 #513619 #19511A #193451

split-complementary

#511950 #345119 #195136

monochromatic

#170717 #220B22 #511950 #80277E #AF36AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.09

#511950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#511950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511950

13.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511950	1.00	13.09	1.60	13.09
#FFFFFF	13.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#132C52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27334E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.111 328.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b81',
    500: '#511950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511950;
$custom-light: #845b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.071,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32598,
    "c": 0.11136,
    "h": 328.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511950

secondary

#3E8740

accent

#DC4E4C

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511950

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

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