#512266#512266

#512266 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.120 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512266
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 102)
HSL	hsl(281, 50%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.18, 34.15, -30.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.18, 46.04, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(35.25% 0.0833 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(35.25% 0.12 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.3632, 3.8529, 12.9763)
Luminance	0.0385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.10

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512266 #376622

analogous

#2F2266 #512266 #662259

triadic

#512266 #665122 #226651

tetradic

#512266 #662F22 #376622 #225966

square

#512266 #662F22 #376622 #225966

split-complementary

#512266 #596622 #22662F

monochromatic

#120817 #2D1338 #512266 #753194 #9942C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.86

#512266 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#512266 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512266

11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512266	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512266	1.00	11.86	1.77	11.86
#FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#073568

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F3864

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2F40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512266;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.120 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846092',
    500: '#512266',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512266;
$custom-light: #846092;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512266",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.471,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35248,
    "c": 0.12023,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512266

secondary

#639A4A

accent

#DA4E79

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512266

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

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