#511C62#511C62

#511C62 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.125 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511C62
RGB	rgb(81, 28, 98)
HSL	hsl(285, 56%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.81, 36.27, -30.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.81, 47.36, 319.99°)
OKLab	oklab(34.17% 0.0912 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(34.17% 0.125 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0129, 3.4619, 11.9044)
Luminance	0.0346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 4.69

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511C62 #2D621C

analogous

#2E1C62 #511C62 #621C50

triadic

#511C62 #62511C #1C6251

tetradic

#511C62 #622E1C #2D621C #1C5062

square

#511C62 #622E1C #2D621C #1C5062

split-complementary

#511C62 #50621C #1C622E

monochromatic

#140718 #2A0E32 #511C62 #782A92 #A037C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.41

#511C62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#511C62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511C62

12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511C62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511C62	1.00	12.41	1.69	12.41
#FFFFFF	12.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003164

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D3660

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50293C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511c62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 28, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.125 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d8f',
    500: '#511c62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511c62;
$custom-light: #845d8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511c62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34171,
    "c": 0.12499,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511C62

secondary

#579743

accent

#DF496D

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511C62

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

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