#512494#512494

#512494 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.170 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512494
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 148)
HSL	hsl(264, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.16, 44.95, -53.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.16, 69.91, 310.01°)
OKLab	oklab(39.22% 0.074 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(39.22% 0.17 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.3681, 5.1490, 28.5115)
Luminance	0.0515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512494 #679424

analogous

#242F94 #512494 #892494

triadic

#512494 #945124 #249451

tetradic

#512494 #94242F #679424 #249489

square

#512494 #94242F #679424 #249489

split-complementary

#512494 #948924 #2F9424

monochromatic

#1B0C32 #361863 #512494 #6C30C5 #8D5BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#512494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#512494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512494

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512494	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F425A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.170 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8963b4',
    500: '#512494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512494;
$custom-light: #8963b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.107,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39221,
    "c": 0.17028,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512494

secondary

#94BC58

accent

#E444A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512494

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

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