#511EC5#511EC5

#511EC5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.229 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511EC5
RGB	rgb(81, 30, 197)
HSL	hsl(258, 74%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(258, 85%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 84.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.13, 60.47, -76.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.13, 97.46, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.43% 0.062 -0.2202)
OKLCH	oklch(43.43% 0.229 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9326, 6.7082, 53.3731)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511EC5 #92C51E

analogous

#1E3FC5 #511EC5 #A41EC5

triadic

#511EC5 #C5511E #1EC551

tetradic

#511EC5 #C51E3F #92C51E #1EC5A4

square

#511EC5 #C51E3F #92C51E #1EC5A4

split-complementary

#511EC5 #C5A41E #3FC51E

monochromatic

#250E5B #3B1690 #511EC5 #703FE2 #9874EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#511EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#511EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511EC5

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511EC5	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#085475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 30, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.229 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9064d8',
    500: '#511ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511ec5;
$custom-light: #9064d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.323,
    "s": 73.568,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43429,
    "c": 0.22877,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511EC5

secondary

#B3D16E

accent

#F038B8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0615

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #511EC5

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

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