#512271#512271

#512271 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.133 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512271
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 113)
HSL	hsl(276, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.95, 36.83, -36.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.95, 52.02, 315.06°)
OKLab	oklab(36.05% 0.0826 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(36.05% 0.133 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9454, 4.0858, 16.0423)
Luminance	0.0409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512271 #427122

analogous

#2A2271 #512271 #71226A

triadic

#512271 #715122 #227151

tetradic

#512271 #712A22 #427122 #226A71

square

#512271 #712A22 #427122 #226A71

split-complementary

#512271 #6A7122 #22712A

monochromatic

#110718 #2F1442 #512271 #7330A0 #9346C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#512271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#512271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512271

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512271	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003773

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#133A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.133 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85619a',
    500: '#512271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512271;
$custom-light: #85619a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.696,
    "s": 53.741,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36054,
    "c": 0.13277,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512271

secondary

#6FA44A

accent

#DD4B86

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512271

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

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