#512294#512294

#512294 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.172 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512294
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 148)
HSL	hsl(265, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 77%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.82, 45.89, -54.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.82, 70.93, 310.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.99% 0.0758 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(38.99% 0.172 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.3092, 5.0313, 28.4919)
Luminance	0.0503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.71

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512294 #659422

analogous

#222C94 #512294 #8A2294

triadic

#512294 #945122 #229451

tetradic

#512294 #94222C #659422 #22948A

square

#512294 #94222C #659422 #22948A

split-complementary

#512294 #948A22 #2C9422

monochromatic

#1B0B30 #361762 #512294 #6C2DC6 #8D58D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.47

#512294 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#512294 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512294

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512294	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512294	1.00	10.47	2.01	10.47
#FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F415A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512294;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.172 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962b4',
    500: '#512294',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512294;
$custom-light: #8962b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512294",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.737,
    "s": 62.637,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38988,
    "c": 0.17247,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512294

secondary

#92BD55

accent

#E642A2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512294

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

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