#512E8B#512E8B

#512E8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.147 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E8B
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 139)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 66.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.29, 37.22, -46.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.29, 59.28, 308.90°)
OKLab	oklab(39.8% 0.0653 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(39.8% 0.147 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.0293, 5.5672, 25.0200)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E8B #688B2E

analogous

#2E3A8B #512E8B #802E8B

triadic

#512E8B #8B512E #2E8B51

tetradic

#512E8B #8B2E3A #688B2E #2E8B80

square

#512E8B #8B2E3A #688B2E #2E8B80

split-complementary

#512E8B #8B802E #3A8B2E

monochromatic

#1B102F #361F5D #512E8B #6C3DB9 #8D67CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#512E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#512E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E8B

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E8B	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00438E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.147 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769ae',
    500: '#512e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e8b;
$custom-light: #8769ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.581,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39799,
    "c": 0.14691,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E8B

secondary

#95B361

accent

#DA4EA5

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E8B

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

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