#512259#512259

#512259 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.4% C 0.106 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512259
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 89)
HSL	hsl(291, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(291, 62%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 61.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.36, 31.17, -23.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.36, 39.11, 322.83°)
OKLab	oklab(34.38% 0.0828 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(34.38% 0.106 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.7683, 3.6149, 9.8432)
Luminance	0.0362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512259 #2A5922

analogous

#362259 #512259 #592246

triadic

#512259 #595122 #225951

tetradic

#512259 #593622 #2A5922 #224659

square

#512259 #593622 #2A5922 #224659

split-complementary

#512259 #465922 #225936

monochromatic

#140816 #29112D #512259 #793385 #A244B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.19

#512259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#512259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512259

12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512259	1.00	12.19	1.72	12.19
#FFFFFF	12.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18325B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.4% 0.106 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846088',
    500: '#512259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512259;
$custom-light: #846088;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.273,
    "s": 44.715,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34383,
    "c": 0.10569,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512259

secondary

#548D4A

accent

#D45366

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #512259

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

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