#512372#512372

#512372 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.132 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512372
RGB	rgb(81, 35, 114)
HSL	hsl(275, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 69.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.21, 36.56, -36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.21, 51.99, 314.68°)
OKLab	oklab(36.27% 0.0812 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(36.27% 0.132 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.0310, 4.1664, 16.3501)
Luminance	0.0417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512372 #447223

analogous

#2A2372 #512372 #72236C

triadic

#512372 #725123 #237251

tetradic

#512372 #722A23 #447223 #236C72

square

#512372 #722A23 #447223 #236C72

split-complementary

#512372 #6C7223 #23722A

monochromatic

#110717 #301543 #512372 #7231A1 #9248C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.46

#512372 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#512372 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512372

11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512372	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512372	1.00	11.46	1.83	11.46
#FFFFFF	11.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#133A70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512372;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 35, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.132 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85619b',
    500: '#512372',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512372;
$custom-light: #85619b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512372",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.937,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36265,
    "c": 0.13246,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512372

secondary

#71A54C

accent

#DC4B88

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512372

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

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