#512097#512097

#512097 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.178 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512097
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 151)
HSL	hsl(265, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 79%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 78.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.78, 47.59, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.78, 73.49, 310.36°)
OKLab	oklab(39.04% 0.0767 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(39.04% 0.178 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4943, 5.0165, 29.7402)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512097 #669720

analogous

#202A97 #512097 #8C2097

triadic

#512097 #975120 #209751

tetradic

#512097 #97202A #669720 #20978C

square

#512097 #97202A #669720 #20978C

split-complementary

#512097 #978C20 #2A9720

monochromatic

#1B0B32 #361564 #512097 #6C2BC9 #8D56DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#512097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#512097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512097

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512097	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D415B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.178 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b7',
    500: '#512097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512097;
$custom-light: #8962b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.706,
    "s": 65.027,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39042,
    "c": 0.17789,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512097

secondary

#93BF54

accent

#E840A3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512097

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

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