#512273#512273

#512273 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.135 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512273
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 115)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 70.4%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.10, 37.32, -37.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.10, 53.12, 314.64°)
OKLab	oklab(36.21% 0.0824 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(36.21% 0.135 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.0592, 4.1313, 16.6419)
Luminance	0.0413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512273 #447322

analogous

#292273 #512273 #73226D

triadic

#512273 #735122 #227351

tetradic

#512273 #732922 #447322 #226D73

square

#512273 #732922 #447322 #226D73

split-complementary

#512273 #6D7322 #227329

monochromatic

#110718 #301444 #512273 #7230A2 #9247C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.50

#512273 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#512273 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512273

11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512273	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512273	1.00	11.50	1.83	11.50
#FFFFFF	11.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003875

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F3A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512273;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.135 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85619c',
    500: '#512273',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512273;
$custom-light: #85619c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512273",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.815,
    "s": 54.362,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36207,
    "c": 0.13506,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512273

secondary

#71A64B

accent

#DE4A88

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512273

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

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