#511F5C#511F5C

#511F5C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.114 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F5C
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 92)
HSL	hsl(289, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(289, 66%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 66.3%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.95, 33.43, -26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.95, 42.51, 321.85°)
OKLab	oklab(34.15% 0.0873 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(34.15% 0.114 320)
XYZ	xyz(5.8149, 3.5023, 10.4929)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F5C #2A5C1F

analogous

#331F5C #511F5C #5C1F49

triadic

#511F5C #5C511F #1F5C51

tetradic

#511F5C #5C331F #2A5C1F #1F495C

square

#511F5C #5C331F #2A5C1F #1F495C

split-complementary

#511F5C #495C1F #1F5C33

monochromatic

#140817 #29102E #511F5C #792E8A #A23EB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#511F5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#511F5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F5C

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F5C	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#10315E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24365A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51293A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.114 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e8a',
    500: '#511f5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f5c;
$custom-light: #845e8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.18,
    "s": 49.593,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3415,
    "c": 0.11398,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.03502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F5C

secondary

#549146

accent

#D94F68

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F5C

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

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