#512085#512085

#512085 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.158 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512085
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 133)
HSL	hsl(269, 61%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(269, 76%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.19, 42.89, -47.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.19, 63.96, 312.12°)
OKLab	oklab(37.43% 0.0814 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(37.43% 0.158 301)
XYZ	xyz(8.1425, 4.4758, 22.6207)
Luminance	0.0448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.32

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512085 #548520

analogous

#202285 #512085 #842085

triadic

#512085 #855120 #208551

tetradic

#512085 #852022 #548520 #208584

square

#512085 #852022 #548520 #208584

split-complementary

#512085 #858420 #228520

monochromatic

#150822 #331454 #512085 #6F2CB6 #8E4CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.08

#512085 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#512085 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512085

11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512085	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512085	1.00	11.08	1.90	11.08
#FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512085;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.158 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8761a9',
    500: '#512085',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512085;
$custom-light: #8761a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512085",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.109,
    "s": 61.212,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37429,
    "c": 0.15799,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.04476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512085

secondary

#82B74A

accent

#E44396

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512085

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

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