#512193#512193

#512193 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.172 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512193
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 147)
HSL	hsl(265, 63%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.57, 46.09, -53.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.57, 70.90, 310.54°)
OKLab	oklab(38.78% 0.077 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(38.78% 0.172 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.2023, 4.9434, 28.0674)
Luminance	0.0494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.47

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512193 #639321

analogous

#212A93 #512193 #8A2193

triadic

#512193 #935121 #219351

tetradic

#512193 #93212A #639321 #21938A

square

#512193 #93212A #639321 #21938A

split-complementary

#512193 #938A21 #2A9321

monochromatic

#1A0B2F #351661 #512193 #6D2CC5 #8D55D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.56

#512193 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#512193 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512193

10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512193	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512193	1.00	10.56	1.99	10.56
#FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512193;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.172 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b4',
    500: '#512193',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512193;
$custom-light: #8962b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512193",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.263,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38784,
    "c": 0.17244,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512193

secondary

#90BD53

accent

#E641A1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512193

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

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