#512797#512797

#512797 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.170 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512797
RGB	rgb(81, 39, 151)
HSL	hsl(263, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(263, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.94, 44.30, -54.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.94, 69.93, 309.30°)
OKLab	oklab(39.86% 0.0705 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(39.86% 0.17 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.7033, 5.4345, 29.8099)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512797 #6D9727

analogous

#273597 #512797 #892797

triadic

#512797 #975127 #279751

tetradic

#512797 #972735 #6D9727 #279789

square

#512797 #972735 #6D9727 #279789

split-complementary

#512797 #978927 #359727

monochromatic

#1D0E36 #371A66 #512797 #6B34C8 #8E62D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#512797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#512797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512797

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512797	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)

#00439A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 39, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.170 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8965b7',
    500: '#512797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512797;
$custom-light: #8965b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39855,
    "c": 0.17031,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512797

secondary

#99BC5E

accent

#E246A7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512797

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

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