#511F5E#511F5E

#511F5E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.116 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F5E
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 94)
HSL	hsl(288, 50%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 67%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.08, 33.87, -27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.08, 43.55, 321.05°)
OKLab	oklab(34.28% 0.0874 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(34.28% 0.116 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.9034, 3.5377, 10.9594)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F5E #2C5E1F

analogous

#321F5E #511F5E #5E1F4C

triadic

#511F5E #5E511F #1F5E51

tetradic

#511F5E #5E321F #2C5E1F #1F4C5E

square

#511F5E #5E321F #2C5E1F #1F4C5E

split-complementary

#511F5E #4C5E1F #1F5E32

monochromatic

#140817 #291030 #511F5E #792E8C #A03DBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.30

#511F5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#511F5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F5E

12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F5E	1.00	12.30	1.71	12.30
#FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D3160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23375C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#512A3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.116 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e8c',
    500: '#511f5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f5e;
$custom-light: #845e8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.619,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34283,
    "c": 0.11613,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F5E

secondary

#569346

accent

#DA4E6B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F5E

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

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