#512267#512267

#512267 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.121 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512267
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 103)
HSL	hsl(281, 50%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.4%, 67%, 0%, 59.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.25, 34.39, -31.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.25, 46.58, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(35.32% 0.0832 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(35.32% 0.121 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.4131, 3.8728, 13.2390)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512267 #386722

analogous

#2F2267 #512267 #67225B

triadic

#512267 #675122 #226751

tetradic

#512267 #672F22 #386722 #225B67

square

#512267 #672F22 #386722 #225B67

split-complementary

#512267 #5B6722 #22672F

monochromatic

#120817 #2D1339 #512267 #753195 #9943C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.83

#512267 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#512267 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512267

11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512267	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512267	1.00	11.83	1.77	11.83
#FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#053569

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E3965

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512267;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 103);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.121 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846093',
    500: '#512267',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512267;
$custom-light: #846093;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512267",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 103
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 50.365,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35319,
    "c": 0.12136,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512267

secondary

#649B4A

accent

#DA4E7B

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512267

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

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