#512371#512371

#512371 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.131 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512371
RGB	rgb(81, 35, 113)
HSL	hsl(275, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 69%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 69%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.14, 36.30, -36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.14, 51.44, 314.89°)
OKLab	oklab(36.19% 0.0813 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(36.19% 0.131 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9744, 4.1438, 16.0520)
Luminance	0.0414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512371 #437123

analogous

#2A2371 #512371 #71236A

triadic

#512371 #715123 #237151

tetradic

#512371 #712A23 #437123 #236A71

square

#512371 #712A23 #437123 #236A71

split-complementary

#512371 #6A7123 #23712A

monochromatic

#110717 #301542 #512371 #7231A0 #9348C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.48

#512371 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#512371 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512371

11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512371	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512371	1.00	11.48	1.83	11.48
#FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003873

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#143A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3347

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512371;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 35, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.131 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85619a',
    500: '#512371',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512371;
$custom-light: #85619a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512371",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.385,
    "s": 52.703,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36189,
    "c": 0.1313,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512371

secondary

#70A44C

accent

#DC4C87

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512371

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

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