#512474#512474

#512474 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.133 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512474
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 116)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 69%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.55, 36.53, -37.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.55, 52.50, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(36.55% 0.0798 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(36.55% 0.133 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.1759, 4.2721, 16.9662)
Luminance	0.0427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512474 #477424

analogous

#292474 #512474 #74246F

triadic

#512474 #745124 #247451

tetradic

#512474 #742924 #477424 #246F74

square

#512474 #742924 #477424 #246F74

split-complementary

#512474 #6F7424 #247429

monochromatic

#100717 #301645 #512474 #7232A3 #914BC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#512474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#512474 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512474

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512474	1.00	11.32	1.85	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003976

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#113B72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B3548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.133 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85629d',
    500: '#512474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512474;
$custom-light: #85629d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36554,
    "c": 0.13332,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512474

secondary

#74A74D

accent

#DC4C8B

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B050E

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512474

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

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