#512989#512989

#512989 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.151 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512989
RGB	rgb(81, 41, 137)
HSL	hsl(265, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.13, 39.42, -46.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.13, 61.17, 310.12°)
OKLab	oklab(38.92% 0.0712 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(38.92% 0.151 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7005, 5.1412, 24.1960)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512989 #618929

analogous

#293189 #512989 #812989

triadic

#512989 #895129 #298951

tetradic

#512989 #892931 #618929 #298981

square

#512989 #892931 #618929 #298981

split-complementary

#512989 #898129 #318929

monochromatic

#190D2B #351B5A #512989 #6D37B8 #8D5ECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#512989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#512989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512989

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512989	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00408C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 41, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.151 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8766ac',
    500: '#512989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512989;
$custom-light: #8766ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 53.933,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38917,
    "c": 0.15129,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512989

secondary

#8EB45A

accent

#DD4AA0

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512989

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

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