#512A8A#512A8A

#512A8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.151 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512A8A
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 138)
HSL	hsl(264, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(264, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 69.6%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.41, 39.16, -46.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.41, 61.13, 309.83°)
OKLab	oklab(39.14% 0.07 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(39.14% 0.151 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8076, 5.2401, 24.5872)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512A8A #638A2A

analogous

#2A338A #512A8A #812A8A

triadic

#512A8A #8A512A #2A8A51

tetradic

#512A8A #8A2A33 #638A2A #2A8A81

square

#512A8A #8A2A33 #638A2A #2A8A81

split-complementary

#512A8A #8A812A #338A2A

monochromatic

#1A0D2C #351C5B #512A8A #6D38B9 #8D60CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#512A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#512A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512A8A

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512A8A	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00418D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004088

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.151 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8766ad',
    500: '#512a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512a8a;
$custom-light: #8766ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.375,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39138,
    "c": 0.15116,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512A8A

secondary

#90B45B

accent

#DD4BA2

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512A8A

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

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