#51132A is a deep, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #51132A works with other colors. Named schemes with #51132A in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Tyrian Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Tyrian Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Tyrian Purple adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Tyrian Purple.
Tyrian Purple sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Tyrian Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Tyrian Purple carrying the quiet middle.
How #51132A actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #51132A at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #51132A;
--color-base-rgb: 81 19 42;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(30.0% 0.094 2.1);
--color-50: #FDF2F6;
--color-100: #F8DDE7;
--color-200: #EFBDCF;
--color-300: #E090AD;
--color-400: #CC668B;
--color-500: #B1446C;
--color-600: #873A57;
--color-700: #602E41;
--color-800: #3F222C;
--color-900: #27161C;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
tyrian-purple: {
50: '#FDF2F6',
100: '#F8DDE7',
200: '#EFBDCF',
300: '#E090AD',
400: '#CC668B',
500: '#B1446C',
600: '#873A57',
700: '#602E41',
800: '#3F222C',
900: '#27161C',
},
}
$base: #51132A; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FDF2F6; $base-100: #F8DDE7; $base-200: #EFBDCF; $base-300: #E090AD; $base-400: #CC668B; $base-500: #B1446C; $base-600: #873A57; $base-700: #602E41; $base-800: #3F222C; $base-900: #27161C; $base-hover: #421022; $base-subtle: #DFA5BA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#51132A",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8DDE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EFBDCF",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E090AD",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CC668B",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B1446C",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#873A57",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#602E41",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3F222C",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#27161C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}