#512AD4#512AD4

#512AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.236 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512AD4
RGB	rgb(81, 42, 212)
HSL	hsl(254, 67%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(254, 80%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 80.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 59.81, -79.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 99.82, 306.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.051 -0.2305)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.236 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1013, 8.1576, 63.0007)
Luminance	0.0816 (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

#512AD4 #ADD42A

analogous

#2A58D4 #512AD4 #A62AD4

triadic

#512AD4 #D4512A #2AD451

tetradic

#512AD4 #D42A58 #ADD42A #2AD4A6

square

#512AD4 #D42A58 #ADD42A #2AD4A6

split-complementary

#512AD4 #D4A62A #58D42A

monochromatic

#2A166E #3D20A1 #512AD4 #7A5CDF #A48FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#512AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#512AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512AD4

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512AD4	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 42, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.236 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#926ae3',
    500: '#512ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ad4;
$custom-light: #926ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.765,
    "s": 66.929,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46079,
    "c": 0.2361,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512AD4

secondary

#C2D386

accent

#EA3EC2

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F2EBFC

border

#CCC6D5

text

#0F0716

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #512AD4

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →