#511D4A#511D4A

#511D4A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.099 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D4A
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 74)
HSL	hsl(308, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(308, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 8.6%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.53, 30.75, -16.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.53, 34.86, 331.90°)
OKLab	oklab(32.77% 0.0885 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(32.77% 0.099 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.0687, 3.1228, 6.8130)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D4A #1D5124

analogous

#3E1D51 #511D4A #511D30

triadic

#511D4A #4A511D #1D4A51

tetradic

#511D4A #513E1D #1D5124 #1D3051

square

#511D4A #513E1D #1D5124 #1D3051

split-complementary

#511D4A #30511D #1D513E

monochromatic

#170815 #240D21 #511D4A #7E2D73 #AB3D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.93

#511D4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#511D4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D4A

12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D4A	1.00	12.93	1.62	12.93
#FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2D4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3449

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552130

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.099 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d7c',
    500: '#511d4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d4a;
$custom-light: #845d7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.077,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32773,
    "c": 0.09915,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D4A

secondary

#44864D

accent

#D76351

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D4A

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

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