#511A5D#511A5D
#511A5D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.123 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #511A5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 26, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 56%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 72%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 72%, 0%, 63.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.13, 36.12, -28.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.13, 45.85, 321.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.58% 0.0939 -0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.58% 0.123 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7383, 3.2787, 10.6844) |
| Luminance | 0.0328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 3.74
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 4.82
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 5.22
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 6.10
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.27
Dark Purple
#35063E
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#511A5D #265D1A
analogous
#2F1A5D #511A5D #5D1A47
triadic
#511A5D #5D511A #1A5D51
tetradic
#511A5D #5D2F1A #265D1A #1A475D
square
#511A5D #5D2F1A #265D1A #1A475D
split-complementary
#511A5D #475D1A #1A5D2F
monochromatic
#150718 #270D2D #511A5D #7B278D #A435BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.68
#511A5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.66
#511A5D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #511A5D
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##511A5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##511A5D | 1.00 | 12.68 | 1.66 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#032F5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#20355B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#512639
Achromatopsia (no color)
#333333
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #511a5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.123 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#845c8b',
500: '#511a5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #511a5d; $custom-light: #845c8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#511a5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 26,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.254,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 23.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33575,
"c": 0.12271,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.03278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#511A5D
secondary
#4F9340
accent
#E04863
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#EFE9F0
border
#CAC5CB
text
#0B040C
muted
#7C797D