#512AAF#512AAF

#512AAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.195 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AAF
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.64, 49.50, -64.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.64, 81.08, 307.63°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% 0.0619 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.195 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9569, 6.4998, 41.1737)
Luminance	0.0650 (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

#512AAF #88AF2A

analogous

#2A46AF #512AAF #932AAF

triadic

#512AAF #AF512A #2AAF51

tetradic

#512AAF #AF2A46 #88AF2A #2AAF93

square

#512AAF #AF2A46 #88AF2A #2AAF93

split-complementary

#512AAF #AF932A #46AF2A

monochromatic

#23124C #3A1E7E #512AAF #6E44D2 #9475DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#512AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#512AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AAF

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AAF	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C4F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.195 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68c8',
    500: '#512aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512aaf;
$custom-light: #8c68c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.594,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42426,
    "c": 0.19476,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AAF

secondary

#ACC66F

accent

#E443B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AAF

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

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