#511C4C#511C4C

#511C4C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.103 H 331.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511C4C
RGB	rgb(81, 28, 76)
HSL	hsl(306, 49%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(306, 65%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 6.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.45, 31.65, -17.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.45, 36.36, 330.50°)
OKLab	oklab(32.75% 0.0903 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(32.75% 0.103 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1131, 3.1020, 7.1655)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511C4C #1C5121

analogous

#3C1C51 #511C4C #511C32

triadic

#511C4C #4C511C #1C4C51

tetradic

#511C4C #513C1C #1C5121 #1C3251

square

#511C4C #513C1C #1C5121 #1C3251

split-complementary

#511C4C #32511C #1C513C

monochromatic

#170815 #240C21 #511C4C #7E2C77 #AC3BA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.96

#511C4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511C4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511C4C

12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511C4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511C4C	1.00	12.96	1.62	12.96
#FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192D4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B344B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542131

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511c4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 28, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.103 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845c7e',
    500: '#511c4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511c4c;
$custom-light: #845c7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511c4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.66,
    "s": 48.624,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32748,
    "c": 0.10272,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511C4C

secondary

#428749

accent

#D85C50

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511C4C

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

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