#512AB9#512AB9

#512AB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.206 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AB9
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 185)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 77.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.59, 52.30, -68.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.59, 86.26, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.38% 0.0591 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(43.38% 0.206 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9756, 6.9073, 46.5391)
Luminance	0.0691 (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

#512AB9 #92B92A

analogous

#2A4AB9 #512AB9 #992AB9

triadic

#512AB9 #B9512A #2AB951

tetradic

#512AB9 #B92A4A #92B92A #2AB999

square

#512AB9 #B92A4A #92B92A #2AB999

split-complementary

#512AB9 #B9992A #4AB92A

monochromatic

#251355 #3B1F87 #512AB9 #704AD6 #987CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#512AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#512AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AB9

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AB9	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.206 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69cf',
    500: '#512ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ab9;
$custom-light: #8e69cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 62.996,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43383,
    "c": 0.20615,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AB9

secondary

#B3CA75

accent

#E642B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AB9

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

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