#511C53#511C53

#511C53 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.110 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511C53
RGB	rgb(81, 28, 83)
HSL	hsl(298, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(298, 66%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.85, 33.04, -22.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.85, 39.70, 326.33°)
OKLab	oklab(33.17% 0.091 -0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(33.17% 0.11 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3698, 3.2047, 8.5177)
Luminance	0.0320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511C53 #1E531C

analogous

#361C53 #511C53 #531C3A

triadic

#511C53 #53511C #1C5351

tetradic

#511C53 #53361C #1E531C #1C3A53

square

#511C53 #53361C #1E531C #1C3A53

split-complementary

#511C53 #3A531C #1C5336

monochromatic

#160817 #240D25 #511C53 #7E2B81 #AA3BAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#511C53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511C53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511C53

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511C53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511C53	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273452

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511c53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 28, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.110 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845c83',
    500: '#511c53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511c53;
$custom-light: #845c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511c53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.818,
    "s": 49.55,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33168,
    "c": 0.10951,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511C53

secondary

#458942

accent

#D94F54

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511C53

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

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