#512657#512657

#512657 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.096 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512657
RGB	rgb(81, 38, 87)
HSL	hsl(293, 39%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(293, 56%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 56.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.08, 28.47, -21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.08, 35.48, 323.38°)
OKLab	oklab(34.88% 0.0765 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(34.88% 0.096 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.8066, 3.8239, 9.4472)
Luminance	0.0382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512657 #2C5726

analogous

#392657 #512657 #572645

triadic

#512657 #575126 #265751

tetradic

#512657 #573926 #2C5726 #264557

square

#512657 #573926 #2C5726 #264557

split-complementary

#512657 #455726 #265739

monochromatic

#140915 #29132C #512657 #793982 #A04BAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.90

#512657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#512657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512657

11.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512657	1.00	11.90	1.76	11.90
#FFFFFF	11.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522C3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 38, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.096 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836286',
    500: '#512657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512657;
$custom-light: #836286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.653,
    "s": 39.2,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34878,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512657

secondary

#568A4F

accent

#CF5967

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #512657

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

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