#512F72#512F72

#512F72 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.113 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F72
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 114)
HSL	hsl(270, 42%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(270, 59%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 58.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.73, 29.78, -32.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.73, 44.40, 312.12°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% 0.0651 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.113 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4465, 4.9973, 16.4886)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F72 #50722F

analogous

#302F72 #512F72 #722F72

triadic

#512F72 #72512F #2F7251

tetradic

#512F72 #72302F #50722F #2F7272

square

#512F72 #72302F #50722F #2F7272

split-complementary

#512F72 #72722F #2F7230

monochromatic

#130B1B #321D47 #512F72 #70419D #8E5FBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#512F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#512F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F72

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F72	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#163E74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#223F70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B3C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.113 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84699b',
    500: '#512f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f72;
$custom-light: #84699b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.448,
    "s": 41.615,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38091,
    "c": 0.11341,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F72

secondary

#7EA35A

accent

#D15693

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B060E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F72

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

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