#512AC1#512AC1

#512AC1 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.215 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AC1
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 193)
HSL	hsl(255, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 78.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, 54.54, -72.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 90.34, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(44.17% 0.0568 -0.2075)
OKLCH	oklch(44.17% 0.215 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8440, 7.2547, 51.1125)
Luminance	0.0726 (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

#512AC1 #9AC12A

analogous

#2A4EC1 #512AC1 #9C2AC1

triadic

#512AC1 #C1512A #2AC151

tetradic

#512AC1 #C12A4E #9AC12A #2AC19C

square

#512AC1 #C12A4E #9AC12A #2AC19C

split-complementary

#512AC1 #C19C2A #4EC12A

monochromatic

#27145C #3C1F8F #512AC1 #734FD9 #9B82E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#512AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#512AC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AC1

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AC1	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#125675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.215 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69d5',
    500: '#512ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ac1;
$custom-light: #8f69d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.497,
    "s": 64.255,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44166,
    "c": 0.21513,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AC1

secondary

#B7CD7A

accent

#E741BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AC1

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

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