#512899#512899

#512899 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.171 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512899
RGB	rgb(81, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(262, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.29, 44.34, -54.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.29, 70.46, 309.00°)
OKLab	oklab(40.16% 0.0691 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(40.16% 0.171 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.9003, 5.5665, 30.6836)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512899 #709928

analogous

#283799 #512899 #892899

triadic

#512899 #995128 #289951

tetradic

#512899 #992837 #709928 #289989

square

#512899 #992837 #709928 #289989

split-complementary

#512899 #998928 #379928

monochromatic

#1E0F38 #371B68 #512899 #6B35CA #8E65D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#512899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#512899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512899

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512899	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.171 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8966b8',
    500: '#512899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512899;
$custom-light: #8966b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.77,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40159,
    "c": 0.17149,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512899

secondary

#9BBD60

accent

#E246A9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512899

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

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