#511A53#511A53

#511A53 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.113 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A53
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 83)
HSL	hsl(298, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(298, 69%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 68.7%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.49, 34.02, -22.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.49, 40.83, 326.44°)
OKLab	oklab(32.91% 0.0938 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(32.91% 0.113 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.3240, 3.1130, 8.5024)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A53 #1C531A

analogous

#351A53 #511A53 #531A39

triadic

#511A53 #53511A #1A5351

tetradic

#511A53 #53351A #1C531A #1A3953

square

#511A53 #53351A #1C531A #1A3953

split-complementary

#511A53 #39531A #1A5335

monochromatic

#170717 #240B24 #511A53 #7E2982 #AC37B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.94

#511A53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511A53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A53

12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A53	1.00	12.94	1.62	12.94
#FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#112D55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#263451

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532234

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.113 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b83',
    500: '#511a53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a53;
$custom-light: #845b83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.895,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3291,
    "c": 0.11269,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A53

secondary

#428940

accent

#DC4C51

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A53

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

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