#511996#511996

#511996 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.183 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511996
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 150)
HSL	hsl(267, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(267, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 83.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.70, 50.19, -57.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.70, 76.07, 311.29°)
OKLab	oklab(38.26% 0.0823 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(38.26% 0.183 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2445, 4.6464, 29.2580)
Luminance	0.0465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511996 #5E9619

analogous

#191F96 #511996 #901996

triadic

#511996 #965119 #199651

tetradic

#511996 #96191F #5E9619 #199690

square

#511996 #96191F #5E9619 #199690

split-complementary

#511996 #969019 #1F9619

monochromatic

#18082D #351062 #511996 #6D22CA #8D49E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.88

#511996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#511996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511996

10.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511996	1.00	10.88	1.93	10.88
#FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.183 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5eb6',
    500: '#511996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511996;
$custom-light: #8a5eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.88,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38264,
    "c": 0.18334,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511996

secondary

#8CC249

accent

#EE3A9D

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #511996

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

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