#511C57#511C57

#511C57 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.114 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511C57
RGB	rgb(81, 28, 87)
HSL	hsl(294, 51%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(294, 68%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.09, 33.87, -24.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.09, 41.69, 324.33°)
OKLab	oklab(33.42% 0.0913 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(33.42% 0.114 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.5287, 3.2683, 9.3546)
Luminance	0.0327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511C57 #22571C

analogous

#331C57 #511C57 #571C40

triadic

#511C57 #57511C #1C5751

tetradic

#511C57 #57331C #22571C #1C4057

square

#511C57 #57331C #22571C #1C4057

split-complementary

#511C57 #40571C #1C5733

monochromatic

#160717 #260D29 #511C57 #7C2B85 #A73AB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.70

#511C57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#511C57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511C57

12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511C57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511C57	1.00	12.70	1.65	12.70
#FFFFFF	12.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#102F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511c57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 28, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.114 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845c87',
    500: '#511c57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511c57;
$custom-light: #845c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511c57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.898,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33422,
    "c": 0.11354,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511C57

secondary

#4A8D42

accent

#DB4D5B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511C57

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

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