#512AA4#512AA4

#512AA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.182 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AA4
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 164)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 74.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.63, 46.41, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.63, 75.27, 308.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% 0.0647 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.182 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9202, 6.0852, 35.7139)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512AA4 #7DA42A

analogous

#2A40A4 #512AA4 #8E2AA4

triadic

#512AA4 #A4512A #2AA451

tetradic

#512AA4 #A42A40 #7DA42A #2AA48E

square

#512AA4 #A42A40 #7DA42A #2AA48E

split-complementary

#512AA4 #A48E2A #40A42A

monochromatic

#211143 #391E73 #512AA4 #6C3ECD #916EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#512AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AA4

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AA4	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)

#0048A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.182 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68c0',
    500: '#512aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512aa4;
$custom-light: #8a68c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.18,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41403,
    "c": 0.18206,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AA4

secondary

#A5C169

accent

#E245B0

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AA4

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

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