#512073#512073

#512073 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.138 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512073
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 115)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 38.33, -38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 54.24, 314.97°)
OKLab	oklab(35.95% 0.0847 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(35.95% 0.138 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.0037, 4.0203, 16.6234)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512073 #427320

analogous

#282073 #512073 #73206C

triadic

#512073 #735120 #207351

tetradic

#512073 #732820 #427320 #206C73

square

#512073 #732820 #427320 #206C73

split-complementary

#512073 #6C7320 #207328

monochromatic

#110718 #2F1343 #512073 #732DA3 #9343CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#512073 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#512073 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512073

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512073	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512073	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003775

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C3971

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3247

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512073;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.138 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85609c',
    500: '#512073',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512073;
$custom-light: #85609c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512073",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.422,
    "s": 56.463,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35947,
    "c": 0.13787,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512073

secondary

#6FA748

accent

#E04886

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512073

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

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