#511D4D#511D4D

#511D4D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.102 H 330.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D4D
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 77)
HSL	hsl(305, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(305, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 4.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.69, 31.33, -18.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.69, 36.23, 329.84°)
OKLab	oklab(32.94% 0.0889 -0.0499)
OKLCH	oklch(32.94% 0.102 330.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.1722, 3.1642, 7.3581)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D4D #1D5121

analogous

#3B1D51 #511D4D #511D33

triadic

#511D4D #4D511D #1D4D51

tetradic

#511D4D #513B1D #1D5121 #1D3351

square

#511D4D #513B1D #1D5121 #1D3351

split-complementary

#511D4D #33511D #1D513B

monochromatic

#170815 #240D22 #511D4D #7E2D78 #AB3DA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#511D4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#511D4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D4D

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D4D	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B344C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.102 330.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d7f',
    500: '#511d4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d4d;
$custom-light: #845d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.615,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32943,
    "c": 0.10198,
    "h": 330.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D4D

secondary

#448649

accent

#D75B51

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D4D

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

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