#511963#511963

#511963 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.130 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511963
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 99)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.38, 37.89, -31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.38, 49.46, 320.00°)
OKLab	oklab(33.89% 0.0948 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(33.89% 0.13 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.9928, 3.3457, 12.1321)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.53

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511963 #2B6319

analogous

#2C1963 #511963 #631950

triadic

#511963 #635119 #196351

tetradic

#511963 #632C19 #2B6319 #195063

square

#511963 #632C19 #2B6319 #195063

split-complementary

#511963 #506319 #19632C

monochromatic

#140618 #290D32 #511963 #792594 #A132C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#511963 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#511963 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511963

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511963	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511963	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003065

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A3561

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50283C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511963;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.130 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855b90',
    500: '#511963',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511963;
$custom-light: #855b90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511963",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.405,
    "s": 59.677,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33887,
    "c": 0.13025,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511963

secondary

#55993F

accent

#E3456B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511963

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →