#512089#512089

#512089 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.162 H 299.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512089
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 137)
HSL	hsl(268, 62%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(268, 77%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.53, 43.93, -49.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.53, 66.09, 311.65°)
OKLab	oklab(37.78% 0.0805 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(37.78% 0.162 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4241, 4.5884, 24.1039)
Luminance	0.0459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512089 #588920

analogous

#202389 #512089 #852089

triadic

#512089 #895120 #208951

tetradic

#512089 #892023 #588920 #208985

square

#512089 #892023 #588920 #208985

split-complementary

#512089 #898520 #238920

monochromatic

#160926 #341457 #512089 #6E2CBB #8D4ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.95

#512089 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#512089 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512089

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512089	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512089	1.00	10.95	1.92	10.95
#FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#443B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512089;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.162 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8761ac',
    500: '#512089',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512089;
$custom-light: #8761ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512089",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268,
    "s": 62.13,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37777,
    "c": 0.16244,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512089

secondary

#86B94C

accent

#E54399

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512089

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

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