#512261#512261

#512261 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.115 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512261
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 97)
HSL	hsl(285, 48%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(285, 65%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.85, 32.98, -28.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.85, 43.34, 319.54°)
OKLab	oklab(34.9% 0.0833 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(34.9% 0.115 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1227, 3.7567, 11.7095)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512261 #326122

analogous

#312261 #512261 #612251

triadic

#512261 #615122 #226151

tetradic

#512261 #613122 #326122 #225161

square

#512261 #613122 #326122 #225161

split-complementary

#512261 #516122 #226131

monochromatic

#130817 #2B1234 #512261 #77328E #9D42BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.99

#512261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#512261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512261

11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512261	1.00	11.99	1.75	11.99
#FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F3463

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23385F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.115 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84608e',
    500: '#512261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512261;
$custom-light: #84608e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.762,
    "s": 48.092,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34904,
    "c": 0.11457,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512261

secondary

#5D954A

accent

#D85073

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #512261

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

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