#511D58#511D58

#511D58 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.113 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D58
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 88)
HSL	hsl(293, 50%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(293, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 67%, 0%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.33, 33.58, -24.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.33, 41.62, 323.79°)
OKLab	oklab(33.62% 0.09 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(33.62% 0.113 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5940, 3.3329, 9.5793)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D58 #24581D

analogous

#331D58 #511D58 #581D41

triadic

#511D58 #58511D #1D5851

tetradic

#511D58 #58331D #24581D #1D4158

square

#511D58 #58331D #24581D #1D4158

split-complementary

#511D58 #41581D #1D5833

monochromatic

#150817 #270E2A #511D58 #7B2C86 #A63BB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.60

#511D58 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#511D58 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D58

12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D58	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D58	1.00	12.60	1.67	12.60
#FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#112F5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d58;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.113 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d87',
    500: '#511d58',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d58;
$custom-light: #845d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d58",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.881,
    "s": 50.427,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33618,
    "c": 0.11298,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D58

secondary

#4C8D44

accent

#DA4E5E

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D58

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

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