#512083#512083

#512083 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.156 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512083
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 131)
HSL	hsl(270, 61%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(270, 76%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 75.6%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.02, 42.38, -46.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.02, 62.88, 312.37°)
OKLab	oklab(37.26% 0.0819 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(37.26% 0.156 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0056, 4.4210, 21.8999)
Luminance	0.0442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.35

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512083 #528320

analogous

#202183 #512083 #832083

triadic

#512083 #835120 #208351

tetradic

#512083 #832021 #528320 #208383

square

#512083 #832021 #528320 #208383

split-complementary

#512083 #838320 #218320

monochromatic

#140821 #331452 #512083 #6F2CB4 #8E4AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.15

#512083 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#512083 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512083

11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512083	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512083	1.00	11.15	1.88	11.15
#FFFFFF	11.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#463950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512083;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.156 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8760a8',
    500: '#512083',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512083;
$custom-light: #8760a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512083",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.697,
    "s": 60.736,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37258,
    "c": 0.15577,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512083

secondary

#80B649

accent

#E44495

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512083

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

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