#511D53#511D53

#511D53 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.108 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D53
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 83)
HSL	hsl(298, 48%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(298, 65%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.03, 32.53, -21.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.03, 39.12, 326.27°)
OKLab	oklab(33.3% 0.0896 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(33.3% 0.108 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3939, 3.2529, 8.5257)
Luminance	0.0325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D53 #1F531D

analogous

#361D53 #511D53 #531D3A

triadic

#511D53 #53511D #1D5351

tetradic

#511D53 #53361D #1F531D #1D3A53

square

#511D53 #53361D #1F531D #1D3A53

split-complementary

#511D53 #3A531D #1D5336

monochromatic

#160817 #250D26 #511D53 #7D2D80 #AA3DAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#511D53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#511D53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D53

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D53	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#152E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532435

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.108 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d83',
    500: '#511d53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d53;
$custom-light: #845d83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.778,
    "s": 48.214,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33301,
    "c": 0.10788,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D53

secondary

#468844

accent

#D85055

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D53

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

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