#512481#512481

#512481 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.148 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512481
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 129)
HSL	hsl(269, 56%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 72.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.55, 39.89, -44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.55, 59.64, 311.98°)
OKLab	oklab(37.59% 0.0781 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(37.59% 0.148 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9857, 4.5960, 21.2310)
Luminance	0.0460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512481 #548124

analogous

#242681 #512481 #802481

triadic

#512481 #815124 #248151

tetradic

#512481 #812426 #548124 #248180

square

#512481 #812426 #548124 #248180

split-complementary

#512481 #818024 #268124

monochromatic

#150921 #331751 #512481 #6F31B1 #8E51CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.94

#512481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#512481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512481

10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512481	1.00	10.94	1.92	10.94
#FFFFFF	10.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#473A50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.148 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8663a6',
    500: '#512481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512481;
$custom-light: #8663a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.032,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37586,
    "c": 0.14846,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512481

secondary

#82B24E

accent

#E04896

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512481

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

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