#512F98#512F98

#512F98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.162 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F98
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 152)
HSL	hsl(259, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.54, 40.36, -52.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.54, 65.92, 307.76°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% 0.0624 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.162 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0758, 6.0490, 30.3364)
Luminance	0.0605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.46

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F98 #76982F

analogous

#2F4198 #512F98 #862F98

triadic

#512F98 #98512F #2F9851

tetradic

#512F98 #982F41 #76982F #2F9886

square

#512F98 #982F41 #76982F #2F9886

split-complementary

#512F98 #98862F #41982F

monochromatic

#1F123B #382169 #512F98 #6B40C4 #8F6FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.50

#512F98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#512F98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F98

9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F98	1.00	9.50	2.21	9.50
#FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C495F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.162 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886ab7',
    500: '#512f98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f98;
$custom-light: #886ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.429,
    "s": 52.764,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41018,
    "c": 0.16173,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F98

secondary

#A0BA69

accent

#DC4CAD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F98

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

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