#511A58#511A58

#511A58 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.118 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A58
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 88)
HSL	hsl(293, 54%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(293, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 70.5%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.80, 35.05, -25.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.80, 43.30, 324.04°)
OKLab	oklab(33.23% 0.094 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(33.23% 0.118 323)
XYZ	xyz(5.5240, 3.1930, 9.5560)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A58 #21581A

analogous

#321A58 #511A58 #581A40

triadic

#511A58 #58511A #1A5851

tetradic

#511A58 #58321A #21581A #1A4058

square

#511A58 #58321A #21581A #1A4058

split-complementary

#511A58 #40581A #1A5832

monochromatic

#160718 #260C29 #511A58 #7C2887 #A836B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.82

#511A58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511A58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A58

12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A58	1.00	12.82	1.64	12.82
#FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B2E5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.118 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b87',
    500: '#511a58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a58;
$custom-light: #845b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.226,
    "s": 54.386,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33234,
    "c": 0.11764,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.03193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A58

secondary

#498E40

accent

#DE4A5B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A58

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

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