#512194#512194

#512194 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.174 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512194
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 148)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 77.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.66, 46.35, -54.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.66, 71.43, 310.46°)
OKLab	oklab(38.88% 0.0767 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(38.88% 0.174 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2811, 4.9749, 28.4825)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.60

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512194 #649421

analogous

#212B94 #512194 #8A2194

triadic

#512194 #945121 #219451

tetradic

#512194 #94212B #649421 #21948A

square

#512194 #94212B #649421 #21948A

split-complementary

#512194 #948A21 #2B9421

monochromatic

#1A0B30 #361662 #512194 #6C2CC6 #8D56D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.53

#512194 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#512194 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512194

10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512194	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512194	1.00	10.53	2.00	10.53
#FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512194;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.174 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b4',
    500: '#512194',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512194;
$custom-light: #8962b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512194",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.043,
    "s": 63.536,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38875,
    "c": 0.17355,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512194

secondary

#91BD54

accent

#E741A2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512194

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

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