#511A56#511A56

#511A56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.116 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A56
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 86)
HSL	hsl(295, 54%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(295, 70%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.67, 34.64, -24.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.67, 42.30, 324.96°)
OKLab	oklab(33.1% 0.0939 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(33.1% 0.116 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4423, 3.1603, 9.1256)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A56 #1F561A

analogous

#331A56 #511A56 #561A3D

triadic

#511A56 #56511A #1A5651

tetradic

#511A56 #56331A #1F561A #1A3D56

square

#511A56 #56331A #1F561A #1A3D56

split-complementary

#511A56 #3D561A #1A5633

monochromatic

#160717 #250C27 #511A56 #7D2885 #AA36B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.87

#511A56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#511A56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A56

12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A56	1.00	12.87	1.63	12.87
#FFFFFF	12.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E2D58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532335

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.116 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b86',
    500: '#511a56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a56;
$custom-light: #845b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 53.571,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33103,
    "c": 0.11564,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A56

secondary

#468C40

accent

#DD4B57

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A56

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

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