#512799#512799

#512799 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.173 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512799
RGB	rgb(81, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(262, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.11, 44.84, -55.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.11, 71.00, 309.17°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% 0.0701 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.173 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8671, 5.5000, 30.6725)
Luminance	0.0550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512799 #6F9927

analogous

#273699 #512799 #8A2799

triadic

#512799 #995127 #279951

tetradic

#512799 #992736 #6F9927 #27998A

square

#512799 #992736 #6F9927 #27998A

split-complementary

#512799 #998A27 #369927

monochromatic

#1D0E37 #371B68 #512799 #6B33CA #8E63D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.00

#512799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#512799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512799

10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512799	1.00	10.00	2.10	10.00
#FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.173 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8965b8',
    500: '#512799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512799;
$custom-light: #8965b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.105,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40033,
    "c": 0.17263,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512799

secondary

#9ABD5F

accent

#E345A9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512799

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

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