#512AA1#512AA1

#512AA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.179 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AA1
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, 45.56, -57.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 73.67, 308.21°)
OKLab	oklab(41.13% 0.0655 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(41.13% 0.179 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.6525, 5.9781, 34.3039)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.82

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512AA1 #7AA12A

analogous

#2A3EA1 #512AA1 #8D2AA1

triadic

#512AA1 #A1512A #2AA151

tetradic

#512AA1 #A12A3E #7AA12A #2AA18D

square

#512AA1 #A12A3E #7AA12A #2AA18D

split-complementary

#512AA1 #A18D2A #3EA12A

monochromatic

#201140 #391D70 #512AA1 #6B3CCC #906DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#512AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#512AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AA1

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AA1	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.179 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a67be',
    500: '#512aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512aa1;
$custom-light: #8a67be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.664,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4113,
    "c": 0.17855,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AA1

secondary

#A3C067

accent

#E246AF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AA1

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

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