#512666#512666

#512666 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.114 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512666
RGB	rgb(81, 38, 102)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 62.7%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.98, 31.96, -29.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.98, 43.56, 317.21°)
OKLab	oklab(35.83% 0.0777 -0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(35.83% 0.114 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.4843, 4.0950, 13.0166)
Luminance	0.0410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 6.81

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512666 #3B6626

analogous

#312666 #512666 #66265B

triadic

#512666 #665126 #266651

tetradic

#512666 #663126 #3B6626 #265B66

square

#512666 #663126 #3B6626 #265B66

split-complementary

#512666 #5B6626 #266631

monochromatic

#120816 #2E1539 #512666 #743793 #974BBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.54

#512666 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#512666 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512666

11.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512666	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512666	1.00	11.54	1.82	11.54
#FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#113768

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233A64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512666;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 38, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.114 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846392',
    500: '#512666',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512666;
$custom-light: #846392;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512666",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.313,
    "s": 45.714,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35832,
    "c": 0.11369,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512666

secondary

#67994F

accent

#D5527D

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512666

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

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