#511D4C#511D4C

#511D4C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.101 H 331.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D4C
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 76)
HSL	hsl(306, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(306, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 6.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.64, 31.13, -17.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.64, 35.77, 330.50°)
OKLab	oklab(32.89% 0.0888 -0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(32.89% 0.101 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1372, 3.1502, 7.1736)
Luminance	0.0315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D4C #1D5122

analogous

#3C1D51 #511D4C #511D32

triadic

#511D4C #4C511D #1D4C51

tetradic

#511D4C #513C1D #1D5122 #1D3251

square

#511D4C #513C1D #1D5122 #1D3251

split-complementary

#511D4C #32511D #1D513C

monochromatic

#170815 #240D22 #511D4C #7E2D76 #AB3DA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.88

#511D4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#511D4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D4C

12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D4C	1.00	12.88	1.63	12.88
#FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2D4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B344B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542231

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.101 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d7e',
    500: '#511d4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d4c;
$custom-light: #845d7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.769,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32886,
    "c": 0.10103,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D4C

secondary

#44864A

accent

#D75E51

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D4C

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

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