#512589#512589
#512589 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.156 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512589 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 37, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 57%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 73%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.39, 41.50, -47.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.39, 63.45, 310.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.38% 0.0755 -0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.38% 0.156 298.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5691, 4.8785, 24.1522) |
| Luminance | 0.0488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.10
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.33
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.74
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.90
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.21
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512589 #5D8925
analogous
#252B89 #512589 #832589
triadic
#512589 #895125 #258951
tetradic
#512589 #89252B #5D8925 #258983
square
#512589 #89252B #5D8925 #258983
split-complementary
#512589 #898325 #2B8925
monochromatic
#180B29 #351859 #512589 #6D32B9 #8D57D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.63
#512589 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.98
#512589 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512589
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512589 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512589 | 1.00 | 10.63 | 1.98 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#443E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512589; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 37, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.156 298.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8763ac',
500: '#512589',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512589; $custom-light: #8763ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512589",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 37,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.4,
"s": 57.471,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38384,
"c": 0.15645,
"h": 298.9
},
"luminance": 0.04879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512589
secondary
#8BB654
accent
#E1479D
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F