#512B60#512B60

#512B60 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.098 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512B60
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 96)
HSL	hsl(283, 38%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(283, 55%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 55.2%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.71, 27.61, -24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.71, 36.93, 318.39°)
OKLab	oklab(36.25% 0.0698 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(36.25% 0.098 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.3682, 4.3218, 11.5628)
Luminance	0.0432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512B60 #3A602B

analogous

#372B60 #512B60 #602B54

triadic

#512B60 #60512B #2B6051

tetradic

#512B60 #60372B #3A602B #2B5460

square

#512B60 #60372B #3A602B #2B5460

split-complementary

#512B60 #54602B #2B6037

monochromatic

#120915 #2D1836 #512B60 #753E8A #9753B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.26

#512B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#512B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512B60

11.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512B60	1.00	11.26	1.86	11.26
#FFFFFF	11.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3C5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#503341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.098 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83668d',
    500: '#512b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512b60;
$custom-light: #83668d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 38.129,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36246,
    "c": 0.09763,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512B60

secondary

#669255

accent

#CE5A7B

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #512B60

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

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