#512595#512595

#512595 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.170 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512595
RGB	rgb(81, 37, 149)
HSL	hsl(264, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 75.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.41, 44.74, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.41, 69.92, 309.78°)
OKLab	oklab(39.43% 0.0729 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(39.43% 0.17 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4783, 5.2422, 28.9404)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512595 #699525

analogous

#253195 #512595 #892595

triadic

#512595 #955125 #259551

tetradic

#512595 #952531 #699525 #259589

square

#512595 #952531 #699525 #259589

split-complementary

#512595 #958925 #319525

monochromatic

#1C0D33 #361964 #512595 #6C31C6 #8D5ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#512595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#512595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512595

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512595	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)

#004298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 37, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.170 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8964b5',
    500: '#512595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512595;
$custom-light: #8964b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.571,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3943,
    "c": 0.17029,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512595

secondary

#95BC5A

accent

#E344A5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512595

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

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