#512AC2#512AC2

#512AC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.216 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AC2
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 194)
HSL	hsl(255, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 78.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 54.82, -72.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 90.85, 307.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.27% 0.0565 -0.2087)
OKLCH	oklch(44.27% 0.216 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9559, 7.2994, 51.7020)
Luminance	0.0730 (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

#512AC2 #9BC22A

analogous

#2A4FC2 #512AC2 #9D2AC2

triadic

#512AC2 #C2512A #2AC251

tetradic

#512AC2 #C22A4F #9BC22A #2AC29D

square

#512AC2 #C22A4F #9BC22A #2AC29D

split-complementary

#512AC2 #C29D2A #4FC22A

monochromatic

#27145D #3C1F90 #512AC2 #7350D9 #9B82E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#512AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#512AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AC2

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AC2	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#105776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.216 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69d6',
    500: '#512ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ac2;
$custom-light: #8f69d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.395,
    "s": 64.407,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44265,
    "c": 0.21624,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AC2

secondary

#B8CD7B

accent

#E740BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AC2

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

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