#511E5F#511E5F

#511E5F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.119 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511E5F
RGB	rgb(81, 30, 95)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(287, 68%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.96, 34.61, -28.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.96, 44.66, 320.80°)
OKLab	oklab(34.22% 0.0887 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(34.22% 0.119 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.9229, 3.5044, 11.1887)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511E5F #2C5F1E

analogous

#311E5F #511E5F #5F1E4D

triadic

#511E5F #5F511E #1E5F51

tetradic

#511E5F #5F311E #2C5F1E #1E4D5F

square

#511E5F #5F311E #2C5F1E #1E4D5F

split-complementary

#511E5F #4D5F1E #1E5F31

monochromatic

#140717 #290F30 #511E5F #792D8E #A03BBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#511E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#511E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511E5F

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511E5F	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#093161

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#21365D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51293B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 30, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.119 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e8d',
    500: '#511e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511e5f;
$custom-light: #845e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.077,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34217,
    "c": 0.11878,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511E5F

secondary

#569445

accent

#DB4C6B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511E5F

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

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