#511980#511980

#511980 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.160 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511980
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 128)
HSL	hsl(273, 67%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(273, 80%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.68, 44.71, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.68, 64.69, 313.72°)
OKLab	oklab(36.24% 0.0892 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(36.24% 0.16 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6363, 4.0031, 20.7883)
Luminance	0.0400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.24

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511980 #488019

analogous

#1D1980 #511980 #80197C

triadic

#511980 #805119 #198051

tetradic

#511980 #801D19 #488019 #197C80

square

#511980 #801D19 #488019 #197C80

split-complementary

#511980 #7C8019 #19801D

monochromatic

#10051A #310F4D #511980 #7123B3 #913BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.66

#511980 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#511980 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511980

11.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511980	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511980	1.00	11.66	1.80	11.66
#FFFFFF	11.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003783

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00387E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48344C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511980;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.160 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875da6',
    500: '#511980',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511980;
$custom-light: #875da6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511980",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.621,
    "s": 67.32,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36239,
    "c": 0.16039,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511980

secondary

#75B441

accent

#EA3E8C

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #511980

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

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