#512AB3#512AB3

#512AB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.199 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AB3
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.02, 50.62, -65.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.02, 83.16, 307.50°)
OKLab	oklab(42.81% 0.0608 -0.1898)
OKLCH	oklch(42.81% 0.199 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3556, 6.6593, 43.2734)
Luminance	0.0666 (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

#512AB3 #8CB32A

analogous

#2A48B3 #512AB3 #952AB3

triadic

#512AB3 #B3512A #2AB351

tetradic

#512AB3 #B32A48 #8CB32A #2AB395

square

#512AB3 #B32A48 #8CB32A #2AB395

split-complementary

#512AB3 #B3952A #48B32A

monochromatic

#241350 #3B1E81 #512AB3 #6F46D4 #9578DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#512AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#512AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AB3

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AB3	1.00	9.01	2.33	9.01
#FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.199 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d68cb',
    500: '#512ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ab3;
$custom-light: #8d68cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.08,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42806,
    "c": 0.19934,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AB3

secondary

#AFC772

accent

#E543B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AB3

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

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