#511A59#511A59

#511A59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.119 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A59
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 89)
HSL	hsl(292, 55%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(292, 71%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 70.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.86, 35.26, -26.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.86, 43.81, 323.60°)
OKLab	oklab(33.3% 0.094 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(33.3% 0.119 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.5657, 3.2097, 9.7756)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A59 #22591A

analogous

#311A59 #511A59 #591A41

triadic

#511A59 #59511A #1A5951

tetradic

#511A59 #59311A #22591A #1A4159

square

#511A59 #59311A #22591A #1A4159

split-complementary

#511A59 #41591A #1A5931

monochromatic

#160718 #260C2A #511A59 #7C2888 #A736B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.79

#511A59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511A59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A59

12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A59	1.00	12.79	1.64	12.79
#FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A2E5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223457

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522437

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.119 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845b88',
    500: '#511a59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a59;
$custom-light: #845b88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.381,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33301,
    "c": 0.11865,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A59

secondary

#4A8F40

accent

#DE4A5D

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A59

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

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