#512A71#512A71
#512A71 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.120 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512A71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 42, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 46%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 63%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.3%, 62.8%, 0%, 55.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.56, 32.45, -34.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.56, 47.13, 313.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.21% 0.0721 -0.0964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.21% 0.12 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2013, 4.5976, 16.1276) |
| Luminance | 0.0460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.24
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.45
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 8.04
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 8.11
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 8.45
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512A71 #4A712A
analogous
#2E2A71 #512A71 #712A6D
triadic
#512A71 #71512A #2A7151
tetradic
#512A71 #712E2A #4A712A #2A6D71
square
#512A71 #712E2A #4A712A #2A6D71
split-complementary
#512A71 #6D712A #2A712E
monochromatic
#110918 #311944 #512A71 #713B9E #9055C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.94
#512A71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#512A71 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512A71
10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512A71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512A71 | 1.00 | 10.94 | 1.92 | 10.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0A3B73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1D3D6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C3849
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512a71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.120 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84669a',
500: '#512a71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512a71; $custom-light: #84669a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512a71",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 42,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.958,
"s": 45.806,
"l": 30.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37213,
"c": 0.12044,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.04598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512A71
secondary
#77A354
accent
#D5528D
background
#F8F6F9
surface
#EFEBF2
border
#CAC6CC
text
#0B060E
muted
#7C7A7E