#512495#512495

#512495 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.171 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512495
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(264, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.24, 45.22, -54.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.24, 70.45, 309.93°)
OKLab	oklab(39.31% 0.0738 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(39.31% 0.171 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4476, 5.1808, 28.9302)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512495 #689524

analogous

#243095 #512495 #8A2495

triadic

#512495 #955124 #249551

tetradic

#512495 #952430 #689524 #24958A

square

#512495 #952430 #689524 #24958A

split-complementary

#512495 #958A24 #309524

monochromatic

#1B0C32 #361864 #512495 #6C30C6 #8D5CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.31

#512495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#512495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512495

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512495	1.00	10.31	2.04	10.31
#FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.171 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8964b5',
    500: '#512495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512495;
$custom-light: #8964b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.894,
    "s": 61.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3931,
    "c": 0.17142,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512495

secondary

#95BC59

accent

#E444A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512495

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

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