#512AAC#512AAC

#512AAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.191 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AAC
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 172)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 75.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.36, 48.65, -62.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.36, 79.50, 307.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.14% 0.0627 -0.1807)
OKLCH	oklch(42.14% 0.191 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6655, 6.3833, 39.6391)
Luminance	0.0638 (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

#512AAC #85AC2A

analogous

#2A44AC #512AAC #922AAC

triadic

#512AAC #AC512A #2AAC51

tetradic

#512AAC #AC2A44 #85AC2A #2AAC92

square

#512AAC #AC2A44 #85AC2A #2AAC92

split-complementary

#512AAC #AC922A #44AC2A

monochromatic

#23124A #3A1E7B #512AAC #6D42D1 #9373DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#512AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#512AAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AAC

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AAC	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E4E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.191 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68c6',
    500: '#512aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512aac;
$custom-light: #8c68c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42143,
    "c": 0.19132,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AAC

secondary

#AAC46D

accent

#E444B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AAC

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

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