#512787#512787

#512787 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.152 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512787
RGB	rgb(81, 39, 135)
HSL	hsl(266, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(266, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 71.1%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.59, 39.94, -46.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.59, 61.23, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(38.48% 0.0738 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(38.48% 0.152 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4909, 4.9495, 23.4250)
Luminance	0.0495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512787 #5D8727

analogous

#272D87 #512787 #812787

triadic

#512787 #875127 #278751

tetradic

#512787 #87272D #5D8727 #278781

square

#512787 #87272D #5D8727 #278781

split-complementary

#512787 #878127 #2D8727

monochromatic

#180C28 #351958 #512787 #6D35B6 #8D59CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.55

#512787 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#512787 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512787

10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512787	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512787	1.00	10.55	1.99	10.55
#FFFFFF	10.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#443E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512787;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 39, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.152 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8765ab',
    500: '#512787',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512787;
$custom-light: #8765ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512787",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38478,
    "c": 0.15155,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512787

secondary

#8BB456

accent

#DF499D

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512787

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

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