#511F57#511F57

#511F57 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.109 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F57
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 87)
HSL	hsl(294, 47%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(294, 64%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 64.4%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.64, 32.34, -23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.64, 39.93, 324.08°)
OKLab	oklab(33.83% 0.0871 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(33.83% 0.109 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.6035, 3.4177, 9.3795)
Luminance	0.0342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F57 #25571F

analogous

#351F57 #511F57 #571F41

triadic

#511F57 #57511F #1F5751

tetradic

#511F57 #57351F #25571F #1F4157

square

#511F57 #57351F #25571F #1F4157

split-complementary

#511F57 #41571F #1F5735

monochromatic

#150817 #270F2A #511F57 #7B2F84 #A53FB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.47

#511F57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#511F57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F57

12.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F57	1.00	12.47	1.68	12.47
#FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#153059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.109 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e86',
    500: '#511f57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f57;
$custom-light: #845e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.571,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33826,
    "c": 0.10866,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F57

secondary

#4E8C46

accent

#D7515F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F57

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

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