#511D49#511D49

#511D49 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.098 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D49
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 73)
HSL	hsl(309, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(309, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.48, 30.56, -15.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.48, 34.41, 332.63°)
OKLab	oklab(32.72% 0.0883 -0.0431)
OKLCH	oklch(32.72% 0.098 334)
XYZ	xyz(5.0353, 3.1095, 6.6370)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D49 #1D5125

analogous

#3F1D51 #511D49 #511D2F

triadic

#511D49 #49511D #1D4951

tetradic

#511D49 #513F1D #1D5125 #1D2F51

square

#511D49 #513F1D #1D5125 #1D2F51

split-complementary

#511D49 #2F511D #1D513F

monochromatic

#170814 #240D20 #511D49 #7E2D72 #AB3D9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#511D49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511D49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D49

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D49	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2C4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3448

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.098 334.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d7c',
    500: '#511d49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d49;
$custom-light: #845d7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.231,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32717,
    "c": 0.09823,
    "h": 334
  },
  "luminance": 0.03109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D49

secondary

#44864E

accent

#D76651

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D49

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

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