#512173#512173

#512173 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.136 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512173
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 115)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.92, 37.83, -38.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.92, 53.69, 314.81°)
OKLab	oklab(36.08% 0.0836 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(36.08% 0.136 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.0311, 4.0749, 16.6325)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512173 #437321

analogous

#282173 #512173 #73216C

triadic

#512173 #735121 #217351

tetradic

#512173 #732821 #437321 #216C73

square

#512173 #732821 #437321 #216C73

split-complementary

#512173 #6C7321 #217328

monochromatic

#110718 #301343 #512173 #722FA3 #9345CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.57

#512173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#512173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512173

11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512173	1.00	11.57	1.82	11.57
#FFFFFF	11.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003775

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E3971

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3347

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.136 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85609c',
    500: '#512173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512173;
$custom-light: #85609c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.122,
    "s": 55.405,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36076,
    "c": 0.13647,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512173

secondary

#70A649

accent

#DF4987

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512173

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

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