#512F8B#512F8B

#512F8B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.146 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F8B
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 139)
HSL	hsl(262, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(262, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.50, 36.66, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.50, 58.66, 308.68°)
OKLab	oklab(39.95% 0.0642 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(39.95% 0.146 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0688, 5.6463, 25.0331)
Luminance	0.0565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F8B #698B2F

analogous

#2F3B8B #512F8B #7F2F8B

triadic

#512F8B #8B512F #2F8B51

tetradic

#512F8B #8B2F3B #698B2F #2F8B7F

square

#512F8B #8B2F3B #698B2F #2F8B7F

split-complementary

#512F8B #8B7F2F #3B8B2F

monochromatic

#1C1030 #36205D #512F8B #6C3EB9 #8D68CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.86

#512F8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#512F8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F8B

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F8B	1.00	9.86	2.13	9.86
#FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00448E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.146 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876aae',
    500: '#512f8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f8b;
$custom-light: #876aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.174,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3995,
    "c": 0.14551,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F8B

secondary

#95B363

accent

#D94FA6

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F8B

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

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