#512191#512191

#512191 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.170 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512191
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 145)
HSL	hsl(266, 63%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(266, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 77.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.39, 45.56, -52.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.39, 69.85, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(38.6% 0.0775 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(38.6% 0.17 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0467, 4.8812, 27.2481)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512191 #619121

analogous

#212991 #512191 #892191

triadic

#512191 #915121 #219151

tetradic

#512191 #912129 #619121 #219189

square

#512191 #912129 #619121 #219189

split-complementary

#512191 #918921 #299121

monochromatic

#190A2D #35165F #512191 #6D2CC3 #8D54D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.63

#512191 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#512191 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512191

10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512191	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512191	1.00	10.63	1.98	10.63
#FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#403F58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512191;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.170 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8862b2',
    500: '#512191',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512191;
$custom-light: #8862b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512191",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 62.921,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38603,
    "c": 0.17022,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512191

secondary

#8EBC52

accent

#E642A0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512191

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →