#512585#512585
#512585 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.152 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512585 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 37, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 56%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 72%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.06, 40.44, -46.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.06, 61.27, 311.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.05% 0.0763 -0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.05% 0.152 300.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2875, 4.7658, 22.6690) |
| Luminance | 0.0477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.33
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.34
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.53
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.84
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.30
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512585 #598525
analogous
#252985 #512585 #812585
triadic
#512585 #855125 #258551
tetradic
#512585 #852529 #598525 #258581
square
#512585 #852529 #598525 #258581
split-complementary
#512585 #858125 #298525
monochromatic
#170A25 #341855 #512585 #6E32B5 #8D55D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.75
#512585 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#512585 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512585
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512585 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512585 | 1.00 | 10.75 | 1.95 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003D88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D83
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#453C52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512585; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 37, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.152 300.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8763a9',
500: '#512585',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512585; $custom-light: #8763a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512585",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 37,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.5,
"s": 56.471,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38047,
"c": 0.1518,
"h": 300.2
},
"luminance": 0.04766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512585
secondary
#87B452
accent
#E0489A
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F