#512470#512470

#512470 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.129 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512470
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 112)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.26, 35.53, -35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.26, 50.30, 314.93°)
OKLab	oklab(36.25% 0.0802 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(36.25% 0.129 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9483, 4.1810, 15.7671)
Luminance	0.0418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512470 #437024

analogous

#2B2470 #512470 #702469

triadic

#512470 #705124 #247051

tetradic

#512470 #702B24 #437024 #246970

square

#512470 #702B24 #437024 #246970

split-complementary

#512470 #697024 #24702B

monochromatic

#110717 #301542 #512470 #72339E #934AC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.44

#512470 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#512470 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512470

11.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512470	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512470	1.00	11.44	1.84	11.44
#FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003872

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#173A6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3446

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512470;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.129 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85629a',
    500: '#512470',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512470;
$custom-light: #85629a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512470",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.526,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36252,
    "c": 0.12866,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512470

secondary

#70A34D

accent

#DB4D87

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512470

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

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