#512161#512161

#512161 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.116 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512161
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 97)
HSL	hsl(285, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 66%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.65, 33.51, -28.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.65, 43.95, 319.68°)
OKLab	oklab(34.76% 0.0847 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(34.76% 0.116 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.0945, 3.7003, 11.7001)
Luminance	0.0370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512161 #316121

analogous

#312161 #512161 #612151

triadic

#512161 #615121 #216151

tetradic

#512161 #613121 #316121 #215161

square

#512161 #613121 #316121 #215161

split-complementary

#512161 #516121 #216131

monochromatic

#130817 #2B1133 #512161 #77318F #9D40BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.07

#512161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#512161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512161

12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512161	1.00	12.07	1.74	12.07
#FFFFFF	12.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D3363

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22385F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502C3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.116 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84608e',
    500: '#512161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512161;
$custom-light: #84608e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 49.231,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34762,
    "c": 0.1162,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512161

secondary

#5C9549

accent

#D94F71

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #512161

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

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