#521281#521281

#521281 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.168 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521281
RGB	rgb(82, 18, 129)
HSL	hsl(275, 76%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(275, 86%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 86%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.04, 47.68, -48.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.04, 67.96, 314.56°)
OKLab	oklab(35.85% 0.0959 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(35.85% 0.168 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6575, 3.8115, 21.0969)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.39

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521281 #418112

analogous

#1B1281 #521281 #811279

triadic

#521281 #815212 #128152

tetradic

#521281 #811B12 #418112 #127981

square

#521281 #811B12 #418112 #127981

split-complementary

#521281 #798112 #12811B

monochromatic

#11041B #300B4B #521281 #7419B7 #952CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.92

#521281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#521281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521281

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521281	1.00	11.92	1.76	11.92
#FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003584

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00377F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 18, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.168 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885aa6',
    500: '#521281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521281;
$custom-light: #885aa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.595,
    "s": 75.51,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3585,
    "c": 0.16818,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521281

secondary

#6EB738

accent

#F23685

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #521281

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

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