#512279#512279

#512279 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.142 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512279
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 121)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.56, 38.84, -40.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.56, 56.39, 313.53°)
OKLab	oklab(36.68% 0.0816 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(36.68% 0.142 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4158, 4.2739, 18.5197)
Luminance	0.0427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512279 #4A7922

analogous

#262279 #512279 #792275

triadic

#512279 #795122 #227951

tetradic

#512279 #792622 #4A7922 #227579

square

#512279 #792622 #4A7922 #227579

split-complementary

#512279 #757922 #227926

monochromatic

#110719 #311549 #512279 #712FA9 #9049CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#512279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#512279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512279

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512279	1.00	11.32	1.85	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#013A77

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A364B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.142 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8661a0',
    500: '#512279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512279;
$custom-light: #8661a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.414,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36678,
    "c": 0.14192,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512279

secondary

#77AC4B

accent

#DF488E

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512279

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

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