#512AB1#512AB1

#512AB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.197 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AB1
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 177)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 76.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.83, 50.06, -65.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.83, 82.12, 307.56°)
OKLab	oklab(42.61% 0.0614 -0.1872)
OKLCH	oklch(42.61% 0.197 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1548, 6.5790, 42.2159)
Luminance	0.0658 (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

#512AB1 #8AB12A

analogous

#2A47B1 #512AB1 #942AB1

triadic

#512AB1 #B1512A #2AB151

tetradic

#512AB1 #B12A47 #8AB12A #2AB194

square

#512AB1 #B12A47 #8AB12A #2AB194

split-complementary

#512AB1 #B1942A #47B12A

monochromatic

#24134E #3A1E80 #512AB1 #6E45D3 #9577DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#512AB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#512AB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AB1

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AB1	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ab1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.197 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68c9',
    500: '#512ab1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ab1;
$custom-light: #8c68c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ab1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.333,
    "s": 61.644,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42615,
    "c": 0.19705,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AB1

secondary

#AEC670

accent

#E543B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AB1

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

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