#512699#512699

#512699 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.174 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512699
RGB	rgb(81, 38, 153)
HSL	hsl(262, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(262, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.94, 45.34, -55.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.94, 71.53, 309.33°)
OKLab	oklab(39.91% 0.071 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(39.91% 0.174 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8346, 5.4352, 30.6617)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512699 #6E9926

analogous

#263499 #512699 #8B2699

triadic

#512699 #995126 #269951

tetradic

#512699 #992634 #6E9926 #26998B

square

#512699 #992634 #6E9926 #26998B

split-complementary

#512699 #998B26 #349926

monochromatic

#1D0E37 #371A68 #512699 #6B32CA #8E62D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#512699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#512699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512699

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512699	1.00	10.06	2.09	10.06
#FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 38, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.174 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8965b8',
    500: '#512699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512699;
$custom-light: #8965b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.435,
    "s": 60.209,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39911,
    "c": 0.17375,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512699

secondary

#99BD5E

accent

#E344A8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512699

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

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