#512281#512281

#512281 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.151 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512281
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 129)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(270, 74%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 73.6%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.19, 40.89, -44.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.19, 60.74, 312.32°)
OKLab	oklab(37.33% 0.0802 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(37.33% 0.151 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.9269, 4.4783, 21.2114)
Luminance	0.0448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.81

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512281 #528122

analogous

#222381 #512281 #812281

triadic

#512281 #815122 #228151

tetradic

#512281 #812223 #528122 #228181

square

#512281 #812223 #528122 #228181

split-complementary

#512281 #818122 #238122

monochromatic

#140820 #331551 #512281 #6F2FB1 #8E4DD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.08

#512281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#512281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512281

11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512281	1.00	11.08	1.90	11.08
#FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47394F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.151 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8661a6',
    500: '#512281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512281;
$custom-light: #8661a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.684,
    "s": 58.282,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37331,
    "c": 0.15104,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512281

secondary

#80B34B

accent

#E14695

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512281

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

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