#512E89#512E89

#512E89 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.144 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E89
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 137)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 66.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.14, 36.66, -45.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.14, 58.15, 309.08°)
OKLab	oklab(39.64% 0.0655 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(39.64% 0.144 297)
XYZ	xyz(8.8845, 5.5093, 24.2574)
Luminance	0.0551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E89 #66892E

analogous

#2E3889 #512E89 #7E2E89

triadic

#512E89 #89512E #2E8951

tetradic

#512E89 #892E38 #66892E #2E897E

square

#512E89 #892E38 #66892E #2E897E

split-complementary

#512E89 #897E2E #38892E

monochromatic

#1B0F2D #361F5B #512E89 #6C3DB7 #8D66CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.99

#512E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#512E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E89

9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E89	1.00	9.99	2.10	9.99
#FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00438C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004187

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.144 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8669ac',
    500: '#512e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e89;
$custom-light: #8669ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.077,
    "s": 49.727,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39639,
    "c": 0.14441,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.05509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E89

secondary

#93B260

accent

#D94FA4

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E89

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

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