#512C98#512C98

#512C98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.166 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512C98
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 152)
HSL	hsl(261, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.95, 41.99, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.95, 67.68, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(40.6% 0.0655 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(40.6% 0.166 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9600, 5.8174, 30.2978)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512C98 #73982C

analogous

#2C3D98 #512C98 #872C98

triadic

#512C98 #98512C #2C9851

tetradic

#512C98 #982C3D #73982C #2C9887

square

#512C98 #982C3D #73982C #2C9887

split-complementary

#512C98 #98872C #3D982C

monochromatic

#1E1139 #381E69 #512C98 #6B3BC6 #8F6AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#512C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#512C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512C98

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512C98	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C475F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.166 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8968b7',
    500: '#512c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512c98;
$custom-light: #8968b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.556,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40598,
    "c": 0.16551,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512C98

secondary

#9DBB65

accent

#DE49AB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512C98

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

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