#512082#512082

#512082 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.155 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512082
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 130)
HSL	hsl(270, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(270, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 75.4%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.93, 42.12, -45.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.93, 62.35, 312.50°)
OKLab	oklab(37.17% 0.0821 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(37.17% 0.155 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.9381, 4.3940, 21.5447)
Luminance	0.0439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.38

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512082 #518220

analogous

#202082 #512082 #822082

triadic

#512082 #825120 #208251

tetradic

#512082 #822020 #518220 #208282

square

#512082 #822020 #518220 #208282

split-complementary

#512082 #828220 #208220

monochromatic

#140820 #321451 #512082 #702CB3 #8E4AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.18

#512082 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#512082 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512082

11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512082	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512082	1.00	11.18	1.88	11.18
#FFFFFF	11.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47384F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512082;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.155 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8760a7',
    500: '#512082',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512082;
$custom-light: #8760a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512082",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 60.494,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37173,
    "c": 0.15465,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512082

secondary

#7FB549

accent

#E44494

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512082

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

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