#511A51#511A51
#511A51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.111 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #511A51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 26, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 51%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 68%, 32%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 0%, 68.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.37, 33.62, -21.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.37, 39.86, 327.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.78% 0.0937 -0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.78% 0.111 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.2479, 3.0825, 8.1016) |
| Luminance | 0.0308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 3.11
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 3.59
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 3.60
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 4.53
Plum (survey)
#580F41
ΔE00 5.57
Aubergine
#3D0734
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#511A51 #1A511A
analogous
#351A51 #511A51 #511A35
triadic
#511A51 #51511A #1A5151
tetradic
#511A51 #51351A #1A511A #1A3551
square
#511A51 #51351A #1A511A #1A3551
split-complementary
#511A51 #35511A #1A5135
monochromatic
#170717 #230B23 #511A51 #7F297F #AE38AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.99
#511A51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#511A51 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #511A51
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##511A51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##511A51 | 1.00 | 12.99 | 1.62 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#132C53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#27344F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#542133
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #511a51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.111 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#845b82',
500: '#511a51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #511a51; $custom-light: #845b82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#511a51",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 26,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 51.402,
"l": 20.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32785,
"c": 0.11075,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.03082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#511A51
secondary
#408740
accent
#DB4D4D
background
#F8F5F7
surface
#EFE9EE
border
#CAC5C9
text
#0B040A
muted
#7C797C