#512997#512997

#512997 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.168 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512997
RGB	rgb(81, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(262, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.30, 43.28, -53.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.30, 68.83, 308.96°)
OKLab	oklab(40.11% 0.0686 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(40.11% 0.168 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7707, 5.5693, 29.8323)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512997 #6F9729

analogous

#293897 #512997 #882997

triadic

#512997 #975129 #299751

tetradic

#512997 #972938 #6F9729 #299788

square

#512997 #972938 #6F9729 #299788

split-complementary

#512997 #978829 #389729

monochromatic

#1D0F37 #371C67 #512997 #6B36C7 #8E65D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#512997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#512997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512997

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512997	1.00	9.93	2.11	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D455D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.168 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8966b6',
    500: '#512997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512997;
$custom-light: #8966b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4011,
    "c": 0.16796,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512997

secondary

#9ABB61

accent

#E147A9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512997

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

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