#512366#512366

#512366 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.119 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512366
RGB	rgb(81, 35, 102)
HSL	hsl(281, 49%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(281, 66%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.37, 33.61, -30.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.37, 45.43, 317.73°)
OKLab	oklab(35.39% 0.0819 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(35.39% 0.119 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.3922, 3.9109, 12.9859)
Luminance	0.0391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.26

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512366 #386623

analogous

#302366 #512366 #66235A

triadic

#512366 #665123 #236651

tetradic

#512366 #663023 #386623 #235A66

square

#512366 #663023 #386623 #235A66

split-complementary

#512366 #5A6623 #236630

monochromatic

#120817 #2D1338 #512366 #753394 #9944BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.78

#512366 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#512366 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512366

11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512366	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512366	1.00	11.78	1.78	11.78
#FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A3568

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#203964

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F2F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512366;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 35, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.119 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846192',
    500: '#512366',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512366;
$custom-light: #846192;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512366",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.194,
    "s": 48.905,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3539,
    "c": 0.11863,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512366

secondary

#649A4B

accent

#D84F7A

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512366

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

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