#512098#512098

#512098 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.179 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512098
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 152)
HSL	hsl(265, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 79%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 78.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.87, 47.85, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.87, 74.02, 310.28°)
OKLab	oklab(39.14% 0.0764 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(39.14% 0.179 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5758, 5.0491, 30.1697)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512098 #679820

analogous

#202B98 #512098 #8D2098

triadic

#512098 #985120 #209851

tetradic

#512098 #98202B #679820 #20988D

square

#512098 #98202B #679820 #20988D

split-complementary

#512098 #988D20 #2B9820

monochromatic

#1B0B33 #361565 #512098 #6C2BCB #8D57DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#512098 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#512098 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512098

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512098	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512098	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D415B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512098;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.179 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b7',
    500: '#512098',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512098;
$custom-light: #8962b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512098",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.5,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39135,
    "c": 0.17899,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512098

secondary

#94BF54

accent

#E840A3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512098

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

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