#512078#512078

#512078 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.143 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512078
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 120)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 73.3%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.12, 39.58, -40.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.12, 56.95, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(36.34% 0.084 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(36.34% 0.143 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2993, 4.1385, 18.1799)
Luminance	0.0414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512078 #477820

analogous

#252078 #512078 #782073

triadic

#512078 #785120 #207851

tetradic

#512078 #782520 #477820 #207378

square

#512078 #782520 #477820 #207378

split-complementary

#512078 #737820 #207825

monochromatic

#100618 #301348 #512078 #722DA8 #9145CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.49

#512078 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#512078 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512078

11.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512078	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512078	1.00	11.49	1.83	11.49
#FFFFFF	11.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A3449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512078;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.143 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8660a0',
    500: '#512078',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512078;
$custom-light: #8660a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512078",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.409,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36344,
    "c": 0.14347,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512078

secondary

#74AB48

accent

#E1478B

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512078

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

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