#512189#512189

#512189 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.161 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512189
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 137)
HSL	hsl(268, 61%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(268, 76%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 75.9%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.69, 43.46, -49.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.69, 65.58, 311.50°)
OKLab	oklab(37.89% 0.0795 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(37.89% 0.161 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.4514, 4.6431, 24.1130)
Luminance	0.0464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512189 #598921

analogous

#212589 #512189 #852189

triadic

#512189 #895121 #218951

tetradic

#512189 #892125 #598921 #218985

square

#512189 #892125 #598921 #218985

split-complementary

#512189 #898521 #258921

monochromatic

#170926 #341558 #512189 #6E2DBA #8D50D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.89

#512189 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#512189 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512189

10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512189	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512189	1.00	10.89	1.93	10.89
#FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#443C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512189;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.161 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8761ac',
    500: '#512189',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512189;
$custom-light: #8761ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512189",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.692,
    "s": 61.176,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37893,
    "c": 0.16129,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512189

secondary

#87B84E

accent

#E4449A

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512189

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

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