#511A4D#511A4D

#511A4D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.107 H 330.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A4D
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 77)
HSL	hsl(304, 51%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(304, 68%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 4.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.14, 32.84, -19.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.14, 37.97, 329.86°)
OKLab	oklab(32.54% 0.0933 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(32.54% 0.107 330.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.1023, 3.0243, 7.3348)
Luminance	0.0302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A4D #1A511E

analogous

#391A51 #511A4D #511A31

triadic

#511A4D #4D511A #1A4D51

tetradic

#511A4D #51391A #1A511E #1A3151

square

#511A4D #51391A #1A511E #1A3151

split-complementary

#511A4D #31511A #1A5139

monochromatic

#170716 #230B21 #511A4D #7F2979 #AE38A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.09

#511A4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#511A4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A4D

13.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A4D	1.00	13.09	1.60	13.09
#FFFFFF	13.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#162C4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29334C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.107 330.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b7f',
    500: '#511a4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a4d;
$custom-light: #845b7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.364,
    "s": 51.402,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32542,
    "c": 0.10695,
    "h": 330.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A4D

secondary

#408745

accent

#DB574D

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A4D

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

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