#512175#512175

#512175 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.139 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512175
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 117)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.07, 38.33, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.07, 54.77, 314.41°)
OKLab	oklab(36.23% 0.0833 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(36.23% 0.139 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1474, 4.1215, 17.2452)
Luminance	0.0412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512175 #457521

analogous

#272175 #512175 #75216F

triadic

#512175 #755121 #217551

tetradic

#512175 #752721 #457521 #216F75

square

#512175 #752721 #457521 #216F75

split-complementary

#512175 #6F7521 #217527

monochromatic

#110718 #301445 #512175 #722EA5 #9246CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.51

#512175 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#512175 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512175

11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512175	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512175	1.00	11.51	1.82	11.51
#FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003877

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#093A73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B3448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512175;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.139 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85609d',
    500: '#512175',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512175;
$custom-light: #85609d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512175",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36232,
    "c": 0.13875,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512175

secondary

#72A84A

accent

#DF4989

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512175

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

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