#512AC9#512AC9

#512AC9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.224 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AC9
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 201)
HSL	hsl(255, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(255, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 79.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.18, 56.77, -75.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.18, 94.37, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.96% 0.0544 -0.2173)
OKLCH	oklch(44.96% 0.224 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7607, 7.6213, 55.9403)
Luminance	0.0762 (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

#512AC9 #A2C92A

analogous

#2A52C9 #512AC9 #A02AC9

triadic

#512AC9 #C9512A #2AC951

tetradic

#512AC9 #C92A52 #A2C92A #2AC9A0

square

#512AC9 #C92A52 #A2C92A #2AC9A0

split-complementary

#512AC9 #C9A02A #52C92A

monochromatic

#281564 #3D1F96 #512AC9 #7655DB #9F87E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#512AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#512AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AC9

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AC9	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.224 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9069db',
    500: '#512ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ac9;
$custom-light: #9069db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.717,
    "s": 65.432,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44963,
    "c": 0.22402,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AC9

secondary

#BCD07F

accent

#E83FBF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AC9

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

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