#512272#512272

#512272 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.134 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512272
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 114)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.03, 37.07, -37.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.03, 52.57, 314.85°)
OKLab	oklab(36.13% 0.0825 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(36.13% 0.134 308)
XYZ	xyz(7.0020, 4.1084, 16.3405)
Luminance	0.0411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512272 #437222

analogous

#292272 #512272 #72226B

triadic

#512272 #725122 #227251

tetradic

#512272 #722922 #437222 #226B72

square

#512272 #722922 #437222 #226B72

split-complementary

#512272 #6B7222 #227229

monochromatic

#110718 #301443 #512272 #7230A1 #9346C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.53

#512272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#512272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512272

11.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512272	1.00	11.53	1.82	11.53
#FFFFFF	11.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003774

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#113A70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3347

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.134 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85619b',
    500: '#512272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512272;
$custom-light: #85619b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.25,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3613,
    "c": 0.13392,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.04108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512272

secondary

#70A54B

accent

#DD4A87

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512272

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

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