#512AB0#512AB0

#512AB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.196 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AB0
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 176)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 76.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.73, 49.78, -64.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.73, 81.60, 307.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% 0.0617 -0.186)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.196 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0555, 6.5393, 41.6929)
Luminance	0.0654 (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

#512AB0 #89B02A

analogous

#2A46B0 #512AB0 #942AB0

triadic

#512AB0 #B0512A #2AB051

tetradic

#512AB0 #B02A46 #89B02A #2AB094

square

#512AB0 #B02A46 #89B02A #2AB094

split-complementary

#512AB0 #B0942A #46B02A

monochromatic

#24124D #3A1E7F #512AB0 #6E45D3 #9476DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.10

#512AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#512AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AB0

9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AB0	1.00	9.10	2.31	9.10
#FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B4F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.196 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68c9',
    500: '#512ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ab0;
$custom-light: #8c68c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.463,
    "s": 61.468,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4252,
    "c": 0.19591,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AB0

secondary

#ADC670

accent

#E543B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AB0

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

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