#512C8D#512C8D

#512C8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.152 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512C8D
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(263, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.04, 38.90, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.04, 61.61, 309.15°)
OKLab	oklab(39.67% 0.0673 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(39.67% 0.152 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1005, 5.4736, 25.7712)
Luminance	0.0547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512C8D #688D2C

analogous

#2C388D #512C8D #822C8D

triadic

#512C8D #8D512C #2C8D51

tetradic

#512C8D #8D2C38 #688D2C #2C8D82

square

#512C8D #8D2C38 #688D2C #2C8D82

split-complementary

#512C8D #8D822C #388D2C

monochromatic

#1B0F30 #361D5E #512C8D #6C3BBC #8D65CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.02

#512C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#512C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512C8D

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512C8D	1.00	10.02	2.09	10.02
#FFFFFF	10.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00418B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.152 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768af',
    500: '#512c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512c8d;
$custom-light: #8768af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.887,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39669,
    "c": 0.15214,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512C8D

secondary

#95B560

accent

#DC4CA5

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512C8D

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

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