#511E5A#511E5A

#511E5A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.113 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511E5A
RGB	rgb(81, 30, 90)
HSL	hsl(291, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(291, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 66.7%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.64, 33.51, -25.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.64, 42.06, 322.80°)
OKLab	oklab(33.88% 0.0887 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(33.88% 0.113 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.7029, 3.4163, 10.0299)
Luminance	0.0342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511E5A #275A1E

analogous

#331E5A #511E5A #5A1E45

triadic

#511E5A #5A511E #1E5A51

tetradic

#511E5A #5A331E #275A1E #1E455A

square

#511E5A #5A331E #275A1E #1E455A

split-complementary

#511E5A #455A1E #1E5A33

monochromatic

#150817 #280F2C #511E5A #7A2D88 #A43DB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.48

#511E5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#511E5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511E5A

12.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511E5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511E5A	1.00	12.48	1.68	12.48
#FFFFFF	12.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10305C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522739

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511e5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 30, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.113 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e89',
    500: '#511e5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511e5a;
$custom-light: #845e89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511e5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33882,
    "c": 0.11346,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511E5A

secondary

#508F45

accent

#DA4E63

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511E5A

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →