#511F49#511F49

#511F49 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.095 H 334.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F49
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 73)
HSL	hsl(310, 45%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(310, 62%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.87, 29.50, -15.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.87, 33.19, 332.72°)
OKLab	oklab(33.01% 0.0852 -0.0414)
OKLCH	oklch(33.01% 0.095 334.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.0859, 3.2107, 6.6539)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F49 #1F5127

analogous

#401F51 #511F49 #511F30

triadic

#511F49 #49511F #1F4951

tetradic

#511F49 #51401F #1F5127 #1F3051

square

#511F49 #51401F #1F5127 #1F3051

split-complementary

#511F49 #30511F #1F5140

monochromatic

#160814 #250E21 #511F49 #7D3071 #AA4199

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.79

#511F49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#511F49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F49

12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F49	1.00	12.79	1.64	12.79
#FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E2E4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3548

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#552230

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.095 334.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e7c',
    500: '#511f49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f49;
$custom-light: #845e7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.6,
    "s": 44.643,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33005,
    "c": 0.09469,
    "h": 334.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F49

secondary

#468650

accent

#D46853

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B0409

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F49

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

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