#512198#512198

#512198 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.178 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512198
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 152)
HSL	hsl(264, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 78.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.03, 47.41, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.03, 73.54, 310.14°)
OKLab	oklab(39.24% 0.0756 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(39.24% 0.178 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.6032, 5.1038, 30.1788)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512198 #689821

analogous

#212D98 #512198 #8D2198

triadic

#512198 #985121 #219851

tetradic

#512198 #98212D #689821 #21988D

square

#512198 #98212D #689821 #21988D

split-complementary

#512198 #988D21 #2D9821

monochromatic

#1B0B33 #361666 #512198 #6C2CCA #8D59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39

#512198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#512198 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512198

10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512198	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D425C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.178 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b7',
    500: '#512198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512198;
$custom-light: #8962b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.202,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39243,
    "c": 0.17797,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512198

secondary

#95BF56

accent

#E740A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512198

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

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