#511E56#511E56

#511E56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.109 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511E56
RGB	rgb(81, 30, 86)
HSL	hsl(295, 48%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(295, 65%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 65.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.39, 32.65, -23.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.39, 40.02, 324.66°)
OKLab	oklab(33.63% 0.0884 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(33.63% 0.109 324)
XYZ	xyz(5.5372, 3.3501, 9.1573)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511E56 #23561E

analogous

#351E56 #511E56 #561E3F

triadic

#511E56 #56511E #1E5651

tetradic

#511E56 #56351E #23561E #1E3F56

square

#511E56 #56351E #23561E #1E3F56

split-complementary

#511E56 #3F561E #1E5635

monochromatic

#150817 #260E29 #511E56 #7C2E83 #A63EB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.57

#511E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#511E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511E56

12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511E56	1.00	12.57	1.67	12.57
#FFFFFF	12.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142F58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532637

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 30, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.109 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e86',
    500: '#511e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511e56;
$custom-light: #845e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.643,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33625,
    "c": 0.10929,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.0335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511E56

secondary

#4B8B45

accent

#D8505C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511E56

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

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