#512196#512196

#512196 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.176 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512196
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 150)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 78%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.84, 46.88, -55.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.84, 72.49, 310.30°)
OKLab	oklab(39.06% 0.0761 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(39.06% 0.176 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4407, 5.0388, 29.3234)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512196 #669621

analogous

#212C96 #512196 #8B2196

triadic

#512196 #965121 #219651

tetradic

#512196 #96212C #669621 #21968B

square

#512196 #96212C #669621 #21968B

split-complementary

#512196 #968B21 #2C9621

monochromatic

#1B0B32 #361664 #512196 #6C2CC8 #8D57DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#512196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#512196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512196

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512196	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E415B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.176 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b6',
    500: '#512196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512196;
$custom-light: #8962b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.615,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39058,
    "c": 0.17576,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512196

secondary

#93BE55

accent

#E741A3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512196

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

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