#512F99#512F99

#512F99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.163 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F99
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 153)
HSL	hsl(259, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(259, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 69.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.62, 40.65, -52.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.62, 66.47, 307.70°)
OKLab	oklab(41.1% 0.0623 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(41.1% 0.163 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.1580, 6.0819, 30.7695)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.31

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F99 #77992F

analogous

#2F4299 #512F99 #862F99

triadic

#512F99 #99512F #2F9951

tetradic

#512F99 #992F42 #77992F #2F9986

square

#512F99 #992F42 #77992F #2F9986

split-complementary

#512F99 #99862F #42992F

monochromatic

#1F123B #38216A #512F99 #6B41C5 #8F6FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#512F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F99

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F99	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B4960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.163 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886ab8',
    500: '#512f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f99;
$custom-light: #886ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.245,
    "s": 53,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41103,
    "c": 0.16296,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F99

secondary

#A0BA69

accent

#DC4BAE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F99

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

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