#512183#512183

#512183 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.155 H 301.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512183
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 131)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(269, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 74.8%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.19, 41.90, -46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.19, 62.36, 312.21°)
OKLab	oklab(37.38% 0.0809 -0.1317)
OKLCH	oklch(37.38% 0.155 301.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0329, 4.4757, 21.9090)
Luminance	0.0448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.54

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512183 #538321

analogous

#212283 #512183 #822183

triadic

#512183 #835121 #218351

tetradic

#512183 #832122 #538321 #218382

square

#512183 #832122 #538321 #218382

split-complementary

#512183 #838221 #228321

monochromatic

#150821 #331552 #512183 #6F2DB4 #8E4CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.08

#512183 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#512183 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512183

11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512183	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512183	1.00	11.08	1.90	11.08
#FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#463950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512183;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.155 301.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8761a8',
    500: '#512183',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512183;
$custom-light: #8761a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512183",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.388,
    "s": 59.756,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37377,
    "c": 0.15456,
    "h": 301.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512183

secondary

#81B54B

accent

#E34596

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512183

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

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