#512E8A#512E8A

#512E8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.146 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E8A
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 138)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.22, 36.94, -45.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.22, 58.72, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% 0.0654 -0.1301)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.146 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9566, 5.5381, 24.6369)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E8A #678A2E

analogous

#2E398A #512E8A #7F2E8A

triadic

#512E8A #8A512E #2E8A51

tetradic

#512E8A #8A2E39 #678A2E #2E8A7F

square

#512E8A #8A2E39 #678A2E #2E8A7F

split-complementary

#512E8A #8A7F2E #398A2E

monochromatic

#1B0F2E #361F5C #512E8A #6C3DB8 #8D66CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#512E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#512E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E8A

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E8A	1.00	9.96	2.11	9.96
#FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00438D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.146 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769ad',
    500: '#512e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e8a;
$custom-light: #8769ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.826,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39719,
    "c": 0.14567,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E8A

secondary

#94B361

accent

#DA4EA5

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E8A

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

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