#512291#512291

#512291 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.169 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512291
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 145)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 76.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.56, 45.10, -52.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.56, 69.34, 310.57°)
OKLab	oklab(38.72% 0.0766 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(38.72% 0.169 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.0749, 4.9375, 27.2575)
Luminance	0.0494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512291 #629122

analogous

#222B91 #512291 #882291

triadic

#512291 #915122 #229151

tetradic

#512291 #91222B #629122 #229188

square

#512291 #91222B #629122 #229188

split-complementary

#512291 #918822 #2B9122

monochromatic

#1A0B2E #35165F #512291 #6D2EC3 #8D56D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.57

#512291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#512291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512291

10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512291	1.00	10.57	1.99	10.57
#FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#403F58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.169 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8862b2',
    500: '#512291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512291;
$custom-light: #8862b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.405,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38717,
    "c": 0.16911,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512291

secondary

#8FBB53

accent

#E543A0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512291

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

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