#512277#512277

#512277 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.140 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512277
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 119)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 71.4%, 0%, 53.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.40, 38.33, -39.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.40, 55.30, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(36.52% 0.0819 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(36.52% 0.14 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.2944, 4.2254, 17.8805)
Luminance	0.0423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512277 #487722

analogous

#262277 #512277 #772273

triadic

#512277 #775122 #227751

tetradic

#512277 #772622 #487722 #227377

square

#512277 #772622 #487722 #227377

split-complementary

#512277 #737722 #227726

monochromatic

#100718 #311447 #512277 #7130A7 #9149CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.38

#512277 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#512277 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512277

11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512277	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512277	1.00	11.38	1.85	11.38
#FFFFFF	11.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#063A75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A3549

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512277;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.140 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86619f',
    500: '#512277',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512277;
$custom-light: #86619f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512277",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.176,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36519,
    "c": 0.13964,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512277

secondary

#75AA4B

accent

#DF498C

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512277

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

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