#511D96#511D96

#511D96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.180 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511D96
RGB	rgb(81, 29, 150)
HSL	hsl(266, 68%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(266, 81%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 80.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.24, 48.61, -56.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.24, 74.36, 310.82°)
OKLab	oklab(38.64% 0.0794 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(38.64% 0.18 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3363, 4.8298, 29.2886)
Luminance	0.0483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511D96 #62961D

analogous

#1D2696 #511D96 #8D1D96

triadic

#511D96 #96511D #1D9651

tetradic

#511D96 #961D26 #62961D #1D968D

square

#511D96 #961D26 #62961D #1D968D

split-complementary

#511D96 #968D1D #26961D

monochromatic

#1A092F #351363 #511D96 #6D27C9 #8D50DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.68

#511D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#511D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511D96

10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511D96	1.00	10.68	1.97	10.68
#FFFFFF	10.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E3F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 29, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.180 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8960b6',
    500: '#511d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511d96;
$custom-light: #8960b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.785,
    "s": 67.598,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38639,
    "c": 0.17974,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511D96

secondary

#8FC04F

accent

#EA3DA0

background

#F8F5FB

surface

#F0EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #511D96

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

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