#511D4F#511D4F

#511D4F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.104 H 329.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D4F
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 79)
HSL	hsl(302, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(302, 64%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 2.5%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.80, 31.72, -19.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.80, 37.18, 328.57°)
OKLab	oklab(33.06% 0.0892 -0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(33.06% 0.104 329.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2439, 3.1929, 7.7357)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D4F #1D511F

analogous

#391D51 #511D4F #511D35

triadic

#511D4F #4F511D #1D4F51

tetradic

#511D4F #51391D #1D511F #1D3551

square

#511D4F #51391D #1D511F #1D3551

split-complementary

#511D4F #35511D #1D5139

monochromatic

#170816 #240D23 #511D4F #7E2D7B #AB3DA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.82

#511D4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511D4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D4F

12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D4F	1.00	12.82	1.64	12.82
#FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#192E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A354E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542333

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.104 329.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d80',
    500: '#511d4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d4f;
$custom-light: #845d80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.308,
    "s": 47.273,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3306,
    "c": 0.10391,
    "h": 329.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D4F

secondary

#448646

accent

#D75651

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D4F

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

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