#512656#512656

#512656 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.095 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512656
RGB	rgb(81, 38, 86)
HSL	hsl(294, 39%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(294, 56%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 55.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.03, 28.25, -20.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.03, 34.95, 323.92°)
OKLab	oklab(34.82% 0.0763 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(34.82% 0.095 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7660, 3.8077, 9.2335)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512656 #2B5626

analogous

#392656 #512656 #562643

triadic

#512656 #565126 #265651

tetradic

#512656 #563926 #2B5626 #264356

square

#512656 #563926 #2B5626 #264356

split-complementary

#512656 #435626 #265639

monochromatic

#140915 #29132C #512656 #793980 #A14CAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.92

#512656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#512656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512656

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512656	1.00	11.92	1.76	11.92
#FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522C3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 38, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.095 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836286',
    500: '#512656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512656;
$custom-light: #836286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.75,
    "s": 38.71,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34819,
    "c": 0.09518,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512656

secondary

#55894F

accent

#CF5965

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #512656

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

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