#511A64#511A64

#511A64 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.130 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511A64
RGB	rgb(81, 26, 100)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 74%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.61, 37.66, -32.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.61, 49.47, 319.58°)
OKLab	oklab(34.08% 0.0935 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(34.08% 0.13 316)
XYZ	xyz(6.0626, 3.4085, 12.3927)
Luminance	0.0341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.80

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511A64 #2D641A

analogous

#2C1A64 #511A64 #641A52

triadic

#511A64 #64511A #1A6451

tetradic

#511A64 #642C1A #2D641A #1A5264

square

#511A64 #642C1A #2D641A #1A5264

split-complementary

#511A64 #52641A #1A642C

monochromatic

#140618 #2A0D33 #511A64 #782795 #A033C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.49

#511A64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#511A64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511A64

12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511A64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511A64	1.00	12.49	1.68	12.49
#FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003166

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A3562

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50293D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511a64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 26, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.130 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855c91',
    500: '#511a64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511a64;
$custom-light: #855c91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511a64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.595,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34076,
    "c": 0.12992,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.03408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511A64

secondary

#579A40

accent

#E2466E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040D

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511A64

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

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