#511F56#511F56

#511F56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.108 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F56
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 86)
HSL	hsl(295, 47%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(295, 64%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 64%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.59, 32.12, -22.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.59, 39.42, 324.57°)
OKLab	oklab(33.76% 0.087 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(33.76% 0.108 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.5629, 3.4015, 9.1658)
Luminance	0.0340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F56 #24561F

analogous

#351F56 #511F56 #561F3F

triadic

#511F56 #56511F #1F5651

tetradic

#511F56 #56351F #24561F #1F3F56

square

#511F56 #56351F #24561F #1F3F56

split-complementary

#511F56 #3F561F #1F5635

monochromatic

#150816 #270F29 #511F56 #7B2F83 #A63FB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.50

#511F56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#511F56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F56

12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F56	1.00	12.50	1.68	12.50
#FFFFFF	12.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#163058

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.108 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e86',
    500: '#511f56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f56;
$custom-light: #845e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.545,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33763,
    "c": 0.10761,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F56

secondary

#4C8B46

accent

#D7515D

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F56

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

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