#512985#512985

#512985 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.146 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512985
RGB	rgb(81, 41, 133)
HSL	hsl(266, 53%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 69.2%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.82, 38.33, -44.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.82, 58.95, 310.55°)
OKLab	oklab(38.59% 0.0718 -0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(38.59% 0.146 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4189, 5.0286, 22.7128)
Luminance	0.0503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512985 #5D8529

analogous

#292F85 #512985 #7F2985

triadic

#512985 #855129 #298551

tetradic

#512985 #85292F #5D8529 #29857F

square

#512985 #85292F #5D8529 #29857F

split-complementary

#512985 #857F29 #2F8529

monochromatic

#180C27 #351B56 #512985 #6D37B4 #8D5CCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.47

#512985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#512985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512985

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512985	1.00	10.47	2.01	10.47
#FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#453E53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 41, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.146 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8666a9',
    500: '#512985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512985;
$custom-light: #8666a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 52.874,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38589,
    "c": 0.14647,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512985

secondary

#8BB258

accent

#DC4C9D

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512985

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

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