#512278#512278

#512278 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.141 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512278
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 120)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.48, 38.58, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.48, 55.85, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(36.6% 0.0817 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(36.6% 0.141 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.3548, 4.2495, 18.1984)
Luminance	0.0425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512278 #497822

analogous

#262278 #512278 #782274

triadic

#512278 #785122 #227851

tetradic

#512278 #782622 #497822 #227478

square

#512278 #782622 #497822 #227478

split-complementary

#512278 #747822 #227826

monochromatic

#110719 #311448 #512278 #7130A8 #9049CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.35

#512278 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#512278 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512278

11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512278	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512278	1.00	11.35	1.85	11.35
#FFFFFF	11.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#043A76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A354A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512278;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.141 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8661a0',
    500: '#512278',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512278;
$custom-light: #8661a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512278",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.791,
    "s": 55.844,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36598,
    "c": 0.14078,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512278

secondary

#76AB4B

accent

#DF498D

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512278

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

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