#512562#512562

#512562 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.111 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512562
RGB	rgb(81, 37, 98)
HSL	hsl(283, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(283, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 62.2%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.52, 31.57, -27.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.52, 42.01, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(35.41% 0.079 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(35.41% 0.111 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.2592, 3.9545, 11.9865)
Luminance	0.0395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512562 #366225

analogous

#332562 #512562 #622555

triadic

#512562 #625125 #256251

tetradic

#512562 #623325 #366225 #255562

square

#512562 #623325 #366225 #255562

split-complementary

#512562 #556225 #256233

monochromatic

#120816 #2C1436 #512562 #76368E #9A48BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.73

#512562 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#512562 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512562

11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512562	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512562	1.00	11.73	1.79	11.73
#FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#143564

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253960

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#502F3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512562;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 37, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.111 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84628f',
    500: '#512562',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512562;
$custom-light: #84628f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512562",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.279,
    "s": 45.185,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35413,
    "c": 0.11069,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512562

secondary

#62954E

accent

#D55377

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #512562

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

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