#512184#512184

#512184 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.156 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512184
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 132)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(269, 75%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 75%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.27, 42.16, -46.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.27, 62.90, 312.09°)
OKLab	oklab(37.46% 0.0807 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(37.46% 0.156 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1010, 4.5029, 22.2677)
Luminance	0.0450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.52

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512184 #548421

analogous

#212284 #512184 #832184

triadic

#512184 #845121 #218451

tetradic

#512184 #842122 #548421 #218483

square

#512184 #842122 #548421 #218483

split-complementary

#512184 #848321 #228421

monochromatic

#150922 #331553 #512184 #6F2DB5 #8E4DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.05

#512184 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#512184 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512184

11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512184	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512184	1.00	11.05	1.90	11.05
#FFFFFF	11.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#463A50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512184;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.156 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8761a9',
    500: '#512184',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512184;
$custom-light: #8761a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512184",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.091,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37462,
    "c": 0.15567,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512184

secondary

#82B64B

accent

#E34596

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512184

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

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