#512866#512866

#512866 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.110 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512866
RGB	rgb(81, 40, 102)
HSL	hsl(280, 44%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(280, 61%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 60.8%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.41, 30.83, -28.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.41, 42.26, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(36.14% 0.0748 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(36.14% 0.11 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5500, 4.2264, 13.0385)
Luminance	0.0423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512866 #3D6628

analogous

#322866 #512866 #66285C

triadic

#512866 #665128 #286651

tetradic

#512866 #663228 #3D6628 #285C66

square

#512866 #663228 #3D6628 #285C66

split-complementary

#512866 #5C6628 #286632

monochromatic

#110916 #2E173A #512866 #743992 #954FBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.38

#512866 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#512866 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512866

11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512866	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512866	1.00	11.38	1.85	11.38
#FFFFFF	11.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#153868

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253B64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512866;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 40, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.110 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846492',
    500: '#512866',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512866;
$custom-light: #846492;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512866",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.677,
    "s": 43.662,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36141,
    "c": 0.11029,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512866

secondary

#699951

accent

#D3547F

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512866

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

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