#511984#511984

#511984 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.165 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511984
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 132)
HSL	hsl(271, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(271, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 81.1%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.03, 45.69, -48.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.03, 66.78, 313.18°)
OKLab	oklab(36.59% 0.0881 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(36.59% 0.165 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.9048, 4.1105, 22.2023)
Luminance	0.0411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.12

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511984 #4C8419

analogous

#1B1984 #511984 #841981

triadic

#511984 #845119 #198451

tetradic

#511984 #841B19 #4C8419 #198184

square

#511984 #841B19 #4C8419 #198184

split-complementary

#511984 #818419 #19841B

monochromatic

#12061D #310F51 #511984 #7123B7 #8F3DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.52

#511984 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#511984 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511984

11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511984	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511984	1.00	11.52	1.82	11.52
#FFFFFF	11.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003887

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003982

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46364F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511984;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.165 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875da9',
    500: '#511984',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511984;
$custom-light: #875da9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511984",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.402,
    "s": 68.153,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36594,
    "c": 0.16457,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511984

secondary

#7AB841

accent

#EB3D90

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #511984

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

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