#521481#521481

#521481 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.166 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521481
RGB	rgb(82, 20, 129)
HSL	hsl(274, 73%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(274, 84%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 84.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.27, 47.01, -48.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.27, 67.22, 314.37°)
OKLab	oklab(36.01% 0.0945 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(36.01% 0.166 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.6914, 3.8792, 21.1082)
Luminance	0.0388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.61

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521481 #438114

analogous

#1B1481 #521481 #81147A

triadic

#521481 #815214 #148152

tetradic

#521481 #811B14 #438114 #147A81

square

#521481 #811B14 #438114 #147A81

split-complementary

#521481 #7A8114 #14811B

monochromatic

#11041A #300C4C #521481 #741CB6 #9430DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.83

#521481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#521481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521481

11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521481	1.00	11.83	1.78	11.83
#FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003684

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00377F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49324C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 20, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.166 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885ba6',
    500: '#521481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521481;
$custom-light: #885ba6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.128,
    "s": 73.154,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3601,
    "c": 0.16647,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521481

secondary

#70B63B

accent

#F03887

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #521481

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

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