#512162#512162

#512162 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.117 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512162
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 98)
HSL	hsl(284, 50%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(284, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.72, 33.74, -28.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.72, 44.48, 319.33°)
OKLab	oklab(34.83% 0.0847 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(34.83% 0.117 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1415, 3.7191, 11.9473)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512162 #326221

analogous

#302162 #512162 #622152

triadic

#512162 #625121 #216251

tetradic

#512162 #623021 #326221 #215262

square

#512162 #623021 #326221 #215262

split-complementary

#512162 #526221 #216230

monochromatic

#130817 #2B1234 #512162 #773090 #9D40BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.04

#512162 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#512162 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512162

12.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512162	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512162	1.00	12.04	1.74	12.04
#FFFFFF	12.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C3364

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213860

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512162;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.117 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84608f',
    500: '#512162',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512162;
$custom-light: #84608f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512162",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.308,
    "s": 49.618,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34831,
    "c": 0.11731,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512162

secondary

#5D9649

accent

#D94F73

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #512162

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

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