#512C8B#512C8B

#512C8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.150 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512C8B
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 139)
HSL	hsl(263, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 68.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.88, 38.34, -46.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.88, 60.50, 309.33°)
OKLab	oklab(39.51% 0.0676 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(39.51% 0.15 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9530, 5.4146, 24.9945)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512C8B #668B2C

analogous

#2C368B #512C8B #802C8B

triadic

#512C8B #8B512C #2C8B51

tetradic

#512C8B #8B2C36 #668B2C #2C8B80

square

#512C8B #8B2C36 #668B2C #2C8B80

split-complementary

#512C8B #8B802C #368B2C

monochromatic

#1B0F2E #361D5D #512C8B #6C3BB9 #8D64CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.08

#512C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#512C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512C8B

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512C8B	1.00	10.08	2.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00428E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.150 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768ae',
    500: '#512c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512c8b;
$custom-light: #8768ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.368,
    "s": 51.913,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39505,
    "c": 0.14968,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512C8B

secondary

#93B45F

accent

#DB4CA4

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512C8B

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

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