#512197#512197

#512197 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.177 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512197
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(264, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.94, 47.15, -55.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.94, 73.01, 310.22°)
OKLab	oklab(39.15% 0.0758 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(39.15% 0.177 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.5216, 5.0712, 29.7493)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512197 #679721

analogous

#212C97 #512197 #8C2197

triadic

#512197 #975121 #219751

tetradic

#512197 #97212C #679721 #21978C

square

#512197 #97212C #679721 #21978C

split-complementary

#512197 #978C21 #2C9721

monochromatic

#1B0B33 #361665 #512197 #6C2CC9 #8D58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.43

#512197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#512197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512197

10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512197	1.00	10.43	2.01	10.43
#FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D415B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.177 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b7',
    500: '#512197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512197;
$custom-light: #8962b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.407,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3915,
    "c": 0.17687,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512197

secondary

#94BE55

accent

#E741A3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512197

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

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