#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
RGBrgb(81, 42, 212)
HSLhsl(254, 67%, 50%)
HSVhsv(254, 80%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(61.8%, 80.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LABlab(34.31, 59.81, -79.92)
CIE-LCHlch(34.31, 99.82, 306.81°)
OKLaboklab(46.08% 0.051 -0.2305)
OKLCHoklch(46.08% 0.236 282.5)
XYZxyz(16.1013, 8.1576, 63.0007)
Luminance0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

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
##512AD41.007.982.637.98
#FFFFFF7.981.0021.001.00
#0000002.6321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.981.0021.001.00

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

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#512AD4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva