#512099#512099

#512099 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.180 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512099
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 153)
HSL	hsl(264, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 79%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 79.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.97, 48.12, -56.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.97, 74.54, 310.21°)
OKLab	oklab(39.23% 0.0761 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(39.23% 0.18 295)
XYZ	xyz(9.6581, 5.0820, 30.6029)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512099 #689920

analogous

#202B99 #512099 #8E2099

triadic

#512099 #995120 #209951

tetradic

#512099 #99202B #689920 #20998E

square

#512099 #99202B #689920 #20998E

split-complementary

#512099 #998E20 #2B9920

monochromatic

#1B0B34 #361566 #512099 #6C2BCC #8D57DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#512099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#512099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512099

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512099	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C425C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.180 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b8',
    500: '#512099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512099;
$custom-light: #8962b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.298,
    "s": 65.405,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39228,
    "c": 0.18009,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.05082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512099

secondary

#95C055

accent

#E83FA4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512099

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

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