#512F8F#512F8F

#512F8F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.151 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F8F
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 143)
HSL	hsl(261, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 67%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.81, 37.79, -47.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.81, 60.91, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% 0.0637 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.151 295)
XYZ	xyz(9.3665, 5.7653, 26.6006)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F8F #6D8F2F

analogous

#2F3D8F #512F8F #812F8F

triadic

#512F8F #8F512F #2F8F51

tetradic

#512F8F #8F2F3D #6D8F2F #2F8F81

square

#512F8F #8F2F3D #6D8F2F #2F8F81

split-complementary

#512F8F #8F812F #3D8F2F

monochromatic

#1D1133 #372061 #512F8F #6B3EBD #8E6ACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#512F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#512F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F8F

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F8F	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004592

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00428D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.151 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876ab0',
    500: '#512f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f8f;
$custom-light: #876ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.25,
    "s": 50.526,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40272,
    "c": 0.15055,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.05766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F8F

secondary

#99B565

accent

#DA4EA8

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F8F

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

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