#511B58#511B58

#511B58 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.116 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511B58
RGB	rgb(81, 27, 88)
HSL	hsl(293, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(293, 69%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 69.3%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.97, 34.57, -25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.97, 42.76, 323.96°)
OKLab	oklab(33.36% 0.0927 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(33.36% 0.116 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.5466, 3.2381, 9.5635)
Luminance	0.0324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511B58 #22581B

analogous

#331B58 #511B58 #581B40

triadic

#511B58 #58511B #1B5851

tetradic

#511B58 #58331B #22581B #1B4058

square

#511B58 #58331B #22581B #1B4058

split-complementary

#511B58 #40581B #1B5833

monochromatic

#160717 #260D29 #511B58 #7C2987 #A738B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.75

#511B58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#511B58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511B58

12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511B58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511B58	1.00	12.75	1.65	12.75
#FFFFFF	12.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D2E5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511b58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 27, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.116 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845c87',
    500: '#511b58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511b58;
$custom-light: #845c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511b58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.115,
    "s": 53.043,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33359,
    "c": 0.11612,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511B58

secondary

#4A8E41

accent

#DC4B5C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511B58

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

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