#511F59#511F59

#511F59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.111 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F59
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 89)
HSL	hsl(292, 48%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(292, 65%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 65.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.77, 32.77, -24.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.77, 40.95, 323.14°)
OKLab	oklab(33.95% 0.0872 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(33.95% 0.111 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.6863, 3.4509, 9.8158)
Luminance	0.0345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F59 #27591F

analogous

#341F59 #511F59 #591F44

triadic

#511F59 #59511F #1F5951

tetradic

#511F59 #59341F #27591F #1F4459

square

#511F59 #59341F #27591F #1F4459

split-complementary

#511F59 #44591F #1F5934

monochromatic

#150817 #280F2C #511F59 #7A2F86 #A43FB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.42

#511F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#511F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F59

12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F59	1.00	12.42	1.69	12.42
#FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13305B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#263657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.111 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e88',
    500: '#511f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f59;
$custom-light: #845e88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.724,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33954,
    "c": 0.11077,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F59

secondary

#508E46

accent

#D85063

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B040B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F59

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

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