#512AAB#512AAB

#512AAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.190 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AAB
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 171)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, 48.37, -62.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 78.98, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.05% 0.063 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(42.05% 0.19 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.5699, 6.3450, 39.1353)
Luminance	0.0635 (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

#512AAB #84AB2A

analogous

#2A43AB #512AAB #922AAB

triadic

#512AAB #AB512A #2AAB51

tetradic

#512AAB #AB2A43 #84AB2A #2AAB92

square

#512AAB #AB2A43 #84AB2A #2AAB92

split-complementary

#512AAB #AB922A #43AB2A

monochromatic

#221249 #3A1E7A #512AAB #6D42D1 #9373DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#512AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#512AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AAB

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AAB	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F4E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.190 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68c5',
    500: '#512aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512aab;
$custom-light: #8b68c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.14,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4205,
    "c": 0.19017,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AAB

secondary

#AAC46D

accent

#E444B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AAB

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

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