#512B8D#512B8D

#512B8D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.153 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512B8D
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 141)
HSL	hsl(263, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(263, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 69.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.85, 39.44, -48.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.85, 62.21, 309.35°)
OKLab	oklab(39.53% 0.0684 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(39.53% 0.153 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0637, 5.4000, 25.7589)
Luminance	0.0540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512B8D #678D2B

analogous

#2B368D #512B8D #822B8D

triadic

#512B8D #8D512B #2B8D51

tetradic

#512B8D #8D2B36 #678D2B #2B8D82

square

#512B8D #8D2B36 #678D2B #2B8D82

split-complementary

#512B8D #8D822B #368D2B

monochromatic

#1B0E2F #361D5E #512B8D #6C39BC #8D63CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.10

#512B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#512B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512B8D

10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512B8D	1.00	10.10	2.08	10.10
#FFFFFF	10.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004290

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00408B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.153 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8767af',
    500: '#512b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512b8d;
$custom-light: #8767af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.265,
    "s": 53.261,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39527,
    "c": 0.15347,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512B8D

secondary

#94B65E

accent

#DD4BA4

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #512B8D

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

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