#512151#512151

#512151 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.099 H 327.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512151
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 81)
HSL	hsl(300, 42%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(300, 59%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.69, 30.00, -19.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.69, 35.69, 327.21°)
OKLab	oklab(33.75% 0.0835 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(33.75% 0.099 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.4223, 3.4314, 8.1597)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512151 #215121

analogous

#392151 #512151 #512139

triadic

#512151 #515121 #215151

tetradic

#512151 #513921 #215121 #213951

square

#512151 #513921 #215121 #213951

split-complementary

#512151 #395121 #215139

monochromatic

#160916 #260F26 #512151 #7C337C #A844A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.45

#512151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#512151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512151

12.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512151	1.00	12.45	1.69	12.45
#FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C3053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3650

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.099 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#835f82',
    500: '#512151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512151;
$custom-light: #835f82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33751,
    "c": 0.09895,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512151

secondary

#498549

accent

#D25656

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#EFE9EE

border

#CAC5C9

text

#0B050A

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #512151

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

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