#511F61#511F61

#511F61 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.119 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511F61
RGB	rgb(81, 31, 97)
HSL	hsl(285, 52%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(285, 68%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 68%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.28, 34.55, -29.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.28, 45.14, 319.95°)
OKLab	oklab(34.49% 0.0874 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(34.49% 0.119 317)
XYZ	xyz(6.0407, 3.5926, 11.6822)
Luminance	0.0359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511F61 #2F611F

analogous

#301F61 #511F61 #611F50

triadic

#511F61 #61511F #1F6151

tetradic

#511F61 #61301F #2F611F #1F5061

square

#511F61 #61301F #2F611F #1F5061

split-complementary

#511F61 #50611F #1F6130

monochromatic

#130717 #2A1033 #511F61 #782E8F #9E3DBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.22

#511F61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#511F61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511F61

12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511F61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511F61	1.00	12.22	1.72	12.22
#FFFFFF	12.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#083263

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20375F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511f61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 31, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.119 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#845e8e',
    500: '#511f61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511f61;
$custom-light: #845e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511f61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.455,
    "s": 51.563,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34488,
    "c": 0.11938,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.03592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511F61

secondary

#599646

accent

#DB4D6F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #511F61

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

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