#511982#511982

#511982 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.162 H 303.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511982
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 130)
HSL	hsl(272, 68%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(272, 81%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 80.8%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.86, 45.20, -47.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.86, 65.73, 313.44°)
OKLab	oklab(36.42% 0.0887 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(36.42% 0.162 303.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7693, 4.0563, 21.4884)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.16

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511982 #4A8219

analogous

#1C1982 #511982 #82197E

triadic

#511982 #825119 #198251

tetradic

#511982 #821C19 #4A8219 #197E82

square

#511982 #821C19 #4A8219 #197E82

split-complementary

#511982 #7E8219 #19821C

monochromatic

#11051B #310F4F #511982 #7123B5 #903CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.59

#511982 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#511982 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511982

11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511982	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511982	1.00	11.59	1.81	11.59
#FFFFFF	11.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003885

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003880

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47354D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511982;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.162 303.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875da7',
    500: '#511982',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511982;
$custom-light: #875da7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511982",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36416,
    "c": 0.16248,
    "h": 303.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511982

secondary

#77B641

accent

#EB3D8E

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #511982

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

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