#512396#512396

#512396 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.174 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512396
RGB	rgb(81, 35, 150)
HSL	hsl(264, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 76.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.17, 45.96, -54.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.17, 71.49, 310.01°)
OKLab	oklab(39.28% 0.0744 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(39.28% 0.174 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.4979, 5.1532, 29.3425)
Luminance	0.0515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512396 #689623

analogous

#232F96 #512396 #8B2396

triadic

#512396 #965123 #239651

tetradic

#512396 #96232F #689623 #23968B

square

#512396 #96232F #689623 #23968B

split-complementary

#512396 #968B23 #2F9623

monochromatic

#1B0C33 #361764 #512396 #6C2FC8 #8D5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.34

#512396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#512396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512396

10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512396	1.00	10.34	2.03	10.34
#FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 35, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.174 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8963b6',
    500: '#512396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512396;
$custom-light: #8963b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39284,
    "c": 0.17364,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512396

secondary

#95BD58

accent

#E543A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512396

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

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