#511A52#511A52

#511A52 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.112 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A52
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 82)
HSL	hsl(299, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.43, 33.82, -21.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.43, 40.34, 326.97°)
OKLab	oklab(32.85% 0.0937 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(32.85% 0.112 327)
XYZ	xyz(5.2856, 3.0977, 8.3005)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A52 #1B521A

analogous

#351A52 #511A52 #521A37

triadic

#511A52 #52511A #1A5251

tetradic

#511A52 #52351A #1B521A #1A3752

square

#511A52 #52351A #1B521A #1A3752

split-complementary

#511A52 #37521A #1A5235

monochromatic

#170717 #230B24 #511A52 #7F2980 #AD37AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.97

#511A52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511A52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A52

12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A52	1.00	12.97	1.62	12.97
#FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#122D54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273450

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532233

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.112 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b83',
    500: '#511a52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a52;
$custom-light: #845b83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.929,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32847,
    "c": 0.11172,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.03097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A52

secondary

#418840

accent

#DB4C4F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A52

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

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