#511975#511975

#511975 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.149 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511975
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 117)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 78.6%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.75, 42.05, -41.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.75, 58.91, 315.55°)
OKLab	oklab(35.3% 0.0919 -0.1171)
OKLCH	oklch(35.3% 0.149 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9512, 3.7291, 17.1798)
Luminance	0.0373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511975 #3D7519

analogous

#231975 #511975 #75196B

triadic

#511975 #755119 #197551

tetradic

#511975 #752319 #3D7519 #196B75

square

#511975 #752319 #3D7519 #196B75

split-complementary

#511975 #6B7519 #197523

monochromatic

#110519 #2E0E43 #511975 #7424A7 #9535D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.03

#511975 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#511975 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511975

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511975	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511975	1.00	12.03	1.75	12.03
#FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003478

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003773

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511975;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.149 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865c9d',
    500: '#511975',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511975;
$custom-light: #865c9d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511975",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 64.789,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35299,
    "c": 0.14891,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511975

secondary

#69AA40

accent

#E84082

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0E9F2

border

#CBC5CC

text

#0C040E

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #511975

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

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