#512387#512387

#512387 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.157 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512387
RGB	rgb(81, 35, 135)
HSL	hsl(268, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(268, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 74.1%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.86, 41.97, -47.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.86, 63.45, 311.41°)
OKLab	oklab(37.96% 0.078 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(37.96% 0.157 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3665, 4.7006, 23.3835)
Luminance	0.0470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512387 #598723

analogous

#232787 #512387 #832387

triadic

#512387 #875123 #238751

tetradic

#512387 #872327 #598723 #238783

square

#512387 #872327 #598723 #238783

split-complementary

#512387 #878323 #278723

monochromatic

#170A26 #341656 #512387 #6E30B8 #8D52D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.82

#512387 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#512387 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512387

10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512387	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512387	1.00	10.82	1.94	10.82
#FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512387;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 35, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.157 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8762ab',
    500: '#512387',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512387;
$custom-light: #8762ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512387",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.6,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37962,
    "c": 0.15663,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512387

secondary

#87B650

accent

#E2469A

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512387

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

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