#512299#512299

#512299 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.178 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512299
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(264, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(264, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.28, 47.23, -56.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.28, 73.57, 309.93°)
OKLab	oklab(39.45% 0.0744 -0.1617)
OKLCH	oklch(39.45% 0.178 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.7136, 5.1930, 30.6214)
Luminance	0.0519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512299 #6A9922

analogous

#222F99 #512299 #8D2299

triadic

#512299 #995122 #229951

tetradic

#512299 #99222F #6A9922 #22998D

square

#512299 #99222F #6A9922 #22998D

split-complementary

#512299 #998D22 #2F9922

monochromatic

#1C0C35 #361767 #512299 #6C2DCB #8D5BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.30

#512299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#512299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512299

10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512299	1.00	10.30	2.04	10.30
#FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C435D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.178 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8963b8',
    500: '#512299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512299;
$custom-light: #8963b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.697,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39445,
    "c": 0.17805,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512299

secondary

#96BF58

accent

#E741A5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512299

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

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