#512497#512497

#512497 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.174 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512497
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(263, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(263, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.42, 45.76, -54.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.42, 71.51, 309.78°)
OKLab	oklab(39.49% 0.0733 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(39.49% 0.174 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6086, 5.2452, 29.7783)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512497 #6A9724

analogous

#243197 #512497 #8B2497

triadic

#512497 #975124 #249751

tetradic

#512497 #972431 #6A9724 #24978B

square

#512497 #972431 #6A9724 #24978B

split-complementary

#512497 #978B24 #319724

monochromatic

#1C0C34 #361866 #512497 #6C30C8 #8D5DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#512497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#512497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512497

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512497	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.174 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8964b7',
    500: '#512497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512497;
$custom-light: #8964b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.478,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39491,
    "c": 0.17369,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512497

secondary

#96BD5A

accent

#E543A5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512497

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

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