#512285#512285

#512285 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.156 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512285
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 133)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(268, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.52, 41.93, -46.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.52, 62.91, 311.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.67% 0.0794 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(37.67% 0.156 300.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1980, 4.5868, 22.6392)
Luminance	0.0459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512285 #568522

analogous

#222485 #512285 #822285

triadic

#512285 #855122 #228551

tetradic

#512285 #852224 #568522 #228582

square

#512285 #852224 #568522 #228582

split-complementary

#512285 #858222 #248522

monochromatic

#160924 #331654 #512285 #6F2EB6 #8D4FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.95

#512285 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#512285 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512285

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512285	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512285	1.00	10.95	1.92	10.95
#FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512285;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.156 300.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8762a9',
    500: '#512285',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512285;
$custom-light: #8762a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512285",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.485,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37668,
    "c": 0.15558,
    "h": 300.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512285

secondary

#84B64D

accent

#E24598

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512285

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

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