#512297#512297

#512297 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.176 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512297
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 151)
HSL	hsl(264, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 77.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.09, 46.69, -55.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.09, 72.52, 310.08°)
OKLab	oklab(39.26% 0.075 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(39.26% 0.176 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.5498, 5.1275, 29.7587)
Luminance	0.0513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512297 #689722

analogous

#222D97 #512297 #8C2297

triadic

#512297 #975122 #229751

tetradic

#512297 #97222D #689722 #22978C

square

#512297 #97222D #689722 #22978C

split-complementary

#512297 #978C22 #2D9722

monochromatic

#1B0C33 #361765 #512297 #6C2DC9 #8D5ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.37

#512297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#512297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512297

10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512297	1.00	10.37	2.03	10.37
#FFFFFF	10.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.176 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8963b7',
    500: '#512297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512297;
$custom-light: #8963b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.103,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39261,
    "c": 0.17583,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512297

secondary

#95BE57

accent

#E642A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512297

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

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