#512ABD#512ABD
#512ABD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.211 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512ABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 42, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 78%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.99, 53.42, -70.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.99, 88.31, 307.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.77% 0.058 -0.2025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.77% 0.211 286) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4038, 7.0786, 48.7943) |
| Luminance | 0.0708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.01
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 3.73
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.96
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.19
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.68
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512ABD #96BD2A
analogous
#2A4DBD #512ABD #9A2ABD
triadic
#512ABD #BD512A #2ABD51
tetradic
#512ABD #BD2A4D #96BD2A #2ABD9A
square
#512ABD #BD2A4D #96BD2A #2ABD9A
split-complementary
#512ABD #BD9A2A #4DBD2A
monochromatic
#261459 #3C1F8B #512ABD #724DD7 #997FE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#512ABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#512ABD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512ABD
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512ABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512ABD | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1A5573
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512abd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.211 286.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e69d2',
500: '#512abd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512abd; $custom-light: #8e69d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512abd",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 42,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.918,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43773,
"c": 0.21065,
"h": 286
},
"luminance": 0.07079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512ABD
secondary
#B5CB78
accent
#E741BB
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFA
border
#CCC6D3
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A83