#512287#512287

#512287 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.158 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512287
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 135)
HSL	hsl(268, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(268, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 74.8%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.69, 42.46, -47.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.69, 63.99, 311.57°)
OKLab	oklab(37.84% 0.079 -0.1367)
OKLCH	oklch(37.84% 0.158 300)
XYZ	xyz(8.3375, 4.6426, 23.3738)
Luminance	0.0464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512287 #588722

analogous

#222587 #512287 #832287

triadic

#512287 #875122 #228751

tetradic

#512287 #872225 #588722 #228783

square

#512287 #872225 #588722 #228783

split-complementary

#512287 #878322 #258722

monochromatic

#160925 #341656 #512287 #6E2EB8 #8D50D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.89

#512287 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#512287 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512287

10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512287	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512287	1.00	10.89	1.93	10.89
#FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512287;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.158 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8762ab',
    500: '#512287',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512287;
$custom-light: #8762ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512287",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.921,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37839,
    "c": 0.15785,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.04643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512287

secondary

#86B74E

accent

#E34599

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512287

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

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