#512AB5#512AB5

#512AB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.202 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AB5
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, 51.18, -66.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 84.20, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.0603 -0.1924)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.202 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5593, 6.7408, 44.3464)
Luminance	0.0674 (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

#512AB5 #8EB52A

analogous

#2A48B5 #512AB5 #962AB5

triadic

#512AB5 #B5512A #2AB551

tetradic

#512AB5 #B52A48 #8EB52A #2AB596

square

#512AB5 #B52A48 #8EB52A #2AB596

split-complementary

#512AB5 #B5962A #48B52A

monochromatic

#251352 #3B1E83 #512AB5 #6F48D4 #9679E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#512AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#512AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AB5

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AB5	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.202 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d68cc',
    500: '#512ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ab5;
$custom-light: #8d68cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.835,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42997,
    "c": 0.20161,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AB5

secondary

#B0C873

accent

#E542B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AB5

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

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