#512359#512359

#512359 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.104 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512359
RGB	rgb(81, 35, 89)
HSL	hsl(291, 44%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(291, 61%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 60.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.56, 30.62, -23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.56, 38.48, 322.72°)
OKLab	oklab(34.53% 0.0814 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(34.53% 0.104 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.7973, 3.6729, 9.8528)
Luminance	0.0367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512359 #2B5923

analogous

#362359 #512359 #592346

triadic

#512359 #595123 #235951

tetradic

#512359 #593623 #2B5923 #234659

square

#512359 #593623 #2B5923 #234659

split-complementary

#512359 #465923 #235936

monochromatic

#140916 #29122D #512359 #793485 #A146B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.11

#512359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#512359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512359

12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512359	1.00	12.11	1.73	12.11
#FFFFFF	12.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19335B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#293858

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 35, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.104 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846188',
    500: '#512359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512359;
$custom-light: #846188;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.111,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34532,
    "c": 0.10394,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512359

secondary

#558D4B

accent

#D35567

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #512359

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

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