#511E4C#511E4C

#511E4C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.099 H 331.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511E4C
RGB	rgb(81, 30, 76)
HSL	hsl(306, 46%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(306, 63%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 6.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.83, 30.61, -17.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.83, 35.17, 330.51°)
OKLab	oklab(33.03% 0.0873 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(33.03% 0.099 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1621, 3.2000, 7.1819)
Luminance	0.0320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511E4C #1E5123

analogous

#3D1E51 #511E4C #511E33

triadic

#511E4C #4C511E #1E4C51

tetradic

#511E4C #513D1E #1E5123 #1E3351

square

#511E4C #513D1E #1E5123 #1E3351

split-complementary

#511E4C #33511E #1E513D

monochromatic

#160815 #240D22 #511E4C #7E2F76 #AA3FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#511E4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511E4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511E4C

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511E4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511E4C	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2E4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C354B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511e4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 30, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.099 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845d7e',
    500: '#511e4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511e4c;
$custom-light: #845d7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511e4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.882,
    "s": 45.946,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33026,
    "c": 0.09929,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511E4C

secondary

#45864B

accent

#D65F52

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B040A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511E4C

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

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