#511C49#511C49

#511C49 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.100 H 333.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511C49
RGB	rgb(81, 28, 73)
HSL	hsl(309, 49%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(309, 65%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.29, 31.07, -16.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.29, 35.00, 332.59°)
OKLab	oklab(32.58% 0.0898 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(32.58% 0.1 333.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0112, 3.0613, 6.6290)
Luminance	0.0306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511C49 #1C5124

analogous

#3F1C51 #511C49 #511C2F

triadic

#511C49 #49511C #1C4951

tetradic

#511C49 #513F1C #1C5124 #1C2F51

square

#511C49 #513F1C #1C5124 #1C2F51

split-complementary

#511C49 #2F511C #1C513F

monochromatic

#170814 #240C20 #511C49 #7E2C72 #AC3B9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.03

#511C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#511C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511C49

13.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511C49	1.00	13.03	1.61	13.03
#FFFFFF	13.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2C4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3448

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55202F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 28, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.100 333.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845c7c',
    500: '#511c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511c49;
$custom-light: #845c7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.057,
    "s": 48.624,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32579,
    "c": 0.09995,
    "h": 333.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511C49

secondary

#42874D

accent

#D86450

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #511C49

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

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