#512256#512256

#512256 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.102 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512256
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(294, 43%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(294, 60%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.18, 30.51, -21.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.18, 37.56, 324.31°)
OKLab	oklab(34.2% 0.0826 -0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(34.2% 0.102 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.6449, 3.5656, 9.1932)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512256 #275622

analogous

#372256 #512256 #562241

triadic

#512256 #565122 #225651

tetradic

#512256 #563722 #275622 #224156

square

#512256 #563722 #275622 #224156

split-complementary

#512256 #415622 #225637

monochromatic

#150916 #28112A #512256 #7A3382 #A445AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.26

#512256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#512256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512256

12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512256	1.00	12.26	1.71	12.26
#FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A3158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.102 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846086',
    500: '#512256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512256;
$custom-light: #846086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.231,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34198,
    "c": 0.10244,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512256

secondary

#508A4A

accent

#D35561

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9EF

border

#CAC5CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #512256

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

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