#512994#512994

#512994 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.164 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512994
RGB	rgb(81, 41, 148)
HSL	hsl(262, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(262, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.04, 42.45, -52.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.04, 67.20, 309.17°)
OKLab	oklab(39.85% 0.0693 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(39.85% 0.164 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5301, 5.4731, 28.5655)
Luminance	0.0547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512994 #6C9429

analogous

#293694 #512994 #872994

triadic

#512994 #945129 #299451

tetradic

#512994 #942936 #6C9429 #299487

square

#512994 #942936 #6C9429 #299487

split-complementary

#512994 #948729 #369429

monochromatic

#1D0E34 #371C64 #512994 #6B36C4 #8E63D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.03

#512994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#512994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512994

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512994	1.00	10.03	2.09	10.03
#FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004397

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004092

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E445B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 41, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.164 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8866b4',
    500: '#512994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512994;
$custom-light: #8866b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.43,
    "s": 56.614,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39848,
    "c": 0.16442,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512994

secondary

#98BA5F

accent

#E048A7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512994

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

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