#512AAD#512AAD

#512AAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.192 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AAD
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.45, 48.94, -63.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.45, 80.03, 307.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.24% 0.0625 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(42.24% 0.192 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7619, 6.4218, 40.1468)
Luminance	0.0642 (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

#512AAD #86AD2A

analogous

#2A44AD #512AAD #932AAD

triadic

#512AAD #AD512A #2AAD51

tetradic

#512AAD #AD2A44 #86AD2A #2AAD93

square

#512AAD #AD2A44 #86AD2A #2AAD93

split-complementary

#512AAD #AD932A #44AD2A

monochromatic

#23124B #3A1E7C #512AAD #6D43D1 #9374DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#512AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#512AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AAD

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AAD	1.00	9.19	2.28	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E4E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.192 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68c7',
    500: '#512aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512aad;
$custom-light: #8c68c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.863,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42237,
    "c": 0.19247,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AAD

secondary

#ABC56E

accent

#E444B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AAD

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

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