#512498#512498

#512498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.175 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512498
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(263, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(263, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.51, 46.03, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.51, 72.04, 309.71°)
OKLab	oklab(39.58% 0.073 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(39.58% 0.175 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6902, 5.2778, 30.2078)
Luminance	0.0528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512498 #6B9824

analogous

#243198 #512498 #8B2498

triadic

#512498 #985124 #249851

tetradic

#512498 #982431 #6B9824 #24988B

square

#512498 #982431 #6B9824 #24988B

split-complementary

#512498 #988B24 #319824

monochromatic

#1C0D35 #371867 #512498 #6B30C9 #8D5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#512498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#512498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512498

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512498	1.00	10.22	2.06	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.175 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8964b7',
    500: '#512498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512498;
$custom-light: #8964b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.276,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39582,
    "c": 0.17481,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512498

secondary

#97BE5A

accent

#E543A6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512498

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

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