#511968#511968

#511968 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.135 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511968
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 104)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 76%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.74, 39.02, -34.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.74, 52.07, 318.53°)
OKLab	oklab(34.26% 0.0942 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(34.26% 0.135 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.2392, 3.4443, 13.4302)
Luminance	0.0344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511968 #306819

analogous

#2A1968 #511968 #681957

triadic

#511968 #685119 #196851

tetradic

#511968 #682A19 #306819 #195768

square

#511968 #682A19 #306819 #195768

split-complementary

#511968 #576819 #19682A

monochromatic

#130619 #2B0D37 #511968 #772599 #9E31CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.43

#511968 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#511968 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511968

12.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511968	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511968	1.00	12.43	1.69	12.43
#FFFFFF	12.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00316A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#143566

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511968;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.135 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855c94',
    500: '#511968',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511968;
$custom-light: #855c94;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511968",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.532,
    "s": 61.24,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34262,
    "c": 0.13539,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511968

secondary

#5B9E3F

accent

#E44372

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F1

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511968

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

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