#512B8B#512B8B

#512B8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.151 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512B8B
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 139)
HSL	hsl(264, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.68, 38.89, -47.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.68, 61.10, 309.53°)
OKLab	oklab(39.36% 0.0687 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(39.36% 0.151 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9162, 5.3410, 24.9822)
Luminance	0.0534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512B8B #658B2B

analogous

#2B358B #512B8B #812B8B

triadic

#512B8B #8B512B #2B8B51

tetradic

#512B8B #8B2B35 #658B2B #2B8B81

square

#512B8B #8B2B35 #658B2B #2B8B81

split-complementary

#512B8B #8B812B #358B2B

monochromatic

#1B0E2E #361D5C #512B8B #6C39BA #8D62CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.15

#512B8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#512B8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512B8B

10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512B8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512B8B	1.00	10.15	2.07	10.15
#FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00428E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004089

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512b8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.151 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8767ae',
    500: '#512b8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512b8b;
$custom-light: #8767ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512b8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.75,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39362,
    "c": 0.15104,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512B8B

secondary

#92B55D

accent

#DC4CA3

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512B8B

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

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