#511B59#511B59

#511B59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.117 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511B59
RGB	rgb(81, 27, 89)
HSL	hsl(292, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(292, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 69.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.04, 34.78, -25.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.04, 43.26, 323.52°)
OKLab	oklab(33.42% 0.0927 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(33.42% 0.117 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.5883, 3.2548, 9.7831)
Luminance	0.0325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511B59 #23591B

analogous

#321B59 #511B59 #591B42

triadic

#511B59 #59511B #1B5951

tetradic

#511B59 #59321B #23591B #1B4259

square

#511B59 #59321B #23591B #1B4259

split-complementary

#511B59 #42591B #1B5932

monochromatic

#150717 #260D2A #511B59 #7C2988 #A637B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#511B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#511B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511B59

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511B59	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C2F5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522537

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 27, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.117 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845c88',
    500: '#511b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511b59;
$custom-light: #845c88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.258,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33425,
    "c": 0.11713,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511B59

secondary

#4B8F41

accent

#DD4B5E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511B59

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

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