#513151#513151

#513151 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.068 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513151
RGB	rgb(81, 49, 81)
HSL	hsl(300, 25%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(300, 40%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.38, 20.45, -13.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.38, 24.56, 326.37°)
OKLab	oklab(36.5% 0.0567 -0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(36.5% 0.068 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.9767, 4.5403, 8.3445)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513151 #315131

analogous

#413151 #513151 #513141

triadic

#513151 #515131 #315151

tetradic

#513151 #514131 #315131 #314151

square

#513151 #514131 #315131 #314151

split-complementary

#513151 #415131 #315141

monochromatic

#130C13 #2B1A2B #513151 #774877 #9D5F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#513151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#513151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513151

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513151	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3A52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53343D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 49, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.068 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826a82',
    500: '#513151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513151;
$custom-light: #826a82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 24.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36496,
    "c": 0.06766,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513151

secondary

#5C825C

accent

#C16767

background

#F8F6F7

surface

#EFEBEE

border

#CAC6C9

text

#0A060A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #513151

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

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