#512972#512972
#512972 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.123 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 41, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 47%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 64%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.9%, 64%, 0%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.41, 33.28, -35.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.41, 48.33, 313.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.13% 0.0735 -0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.13% 0.123 306.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2229, 4.5502, 16.4141) |
| Luminance | 0.0455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.92
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.30
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 7.73
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.06
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 8.40
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512972 #4A7229
analogous
#2C2972 #512972 #72296E
triadic
#512972 #725129 #297251
tetradic
#512972 #722C29 #4A7229 #296E72
square
#512972 #722C29 #4A7229 #296E72
split-complementary
#512972 #6E7229 #29722C
monochromatic
#110918 #311945 #512972 #71399F #9054C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.99
#512972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#512972 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512972
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512972 | 1.00 | 10.99 | 1.91 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#053B74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B3D70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C3849
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 41, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.123 306.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85659b',
500: '#512972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512972; $custom-light: #85659b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512972",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 41,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.877,
"s": 47.097,
"l": 30.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37131,
"c": 0.12328,
"h": 306.6
},
"luminance": 0.0455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512972
secondary
#77A453
accent
#D7518D
background
#F8F6F9
surface
#EFEBF2
border
#CAC6CC
text
#0B060E
muted
#7C7A7E