#512170#512170

#512170 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.133 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512170
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 112)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.69, 37.09, -36.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.69, 52.05, 315.44°)
OKLab	oklab(35.85% 0.0839 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(35.85% 0.133 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.8612, 4.0070, 15.7381)
Luminance	0.0401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512170 #407021

analogous

#292170 #512170 #702167

triadic

#512170 #705121 #217051

tetradic

#512170 #702921 #407021 #216770

square

#512170 #702921 #407021 #216770

split-complementary

#512170 #677021 #217029

monochromatic

#110718 #2F1341 #512170 #732F9F #9444C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.66

#512170 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#512170 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512170

11.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512170	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512170	1.00	11.66	1.80	11.66
#FFFFFF	11.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003672

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13396E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3245

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512170;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.133 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85609a',
    500: '#512170',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512170;
$custom-light: #85609a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512170",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.456,
    "s": 54.483,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35845,
    "c": 0.13308,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512170

secondary

#6DA449

accent

#DE4A84

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512170

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

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