#511D59#511D59

#511D59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.114 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D59
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 89)
HSL	hsl(292, 51%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(292, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 67.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.39, 33.80, -25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.39, 42.13, 323.34°)
OKLab	oklab(33.68% 0.09 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(33.68% 0.114 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.6357, 3.3496, 9.7989)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D59 #25591D

analogous

#331D59 #511D59 #591D43

triadic

#511D59 #59511D #1D5951

tetradic

#511D59 #59331D #25591D #1D4359

square

#511D59 #59331D #25591D #1D4359

split-complementary

#511D59 #43591D #1D5933

monochromatic

#150817 #270E2B #511D59 #7B2C87 #A53BB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#511D59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#511D59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D59

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D59	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10305B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522638

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.114 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d88',
    500: '#511d59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d59;
$custom-light: #845d88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33683,
    "c": 0.11402,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D59

secondary

#4E8E44

accent

#DA4D60

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D59

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

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