#511F5D#511F5D

#511F5D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.115 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F5D
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 93)
HSL	hsl(288, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 66.7%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.02, 33.65, -26.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.02, 43.03, 321.45°)
OKLab	oklab(34.22% 0.0874 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(34.22% 0.115 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.8589, 3.5199, 10.7246)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F5D #2B5D1F

analogous

#321F5D #511F5D #5D1F4A

triadic

#511F5D #5D511F #1F5D51

tetradic

#511F5D #5D321F #2B5D1F #1F4A5D

square

#511F5D #5D321F #2B5D1F #1F4A5D

split-complementary

#511F5D #4A5D1F #1F5D32

monochromatic

#140817 #29102F #511F5D #792E8B #A13EB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.32

#511F5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#511F5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F5D

12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F5D	1.00	12.32	1.70	12.32
#FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E315F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23365B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51293B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.115 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e8b',
    500: '#511f5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f5d;
$custom-light: #845e8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.387,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34216,
    "c": 0.11505,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F5D

secondary

#559246

accent

#DA4E69

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F5D

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

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