#512BA1#512BA1

#512BA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.177 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BA1
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 161)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.54, 45.05, -57.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.54, 73.12, 308.04°)
OKLab	oklab(41.26% 0.0646 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(41.26% 0.177 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6884, 6.0499, 34.3159)
Luminance	0.0605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.69

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BA1 #7BA12B

analogous

#2B40A1 #512BA1 #8C2BA1

triadic

#512BA1 #A1512B #2BA151

tetradic

#512BA1 #A12B40 #7BA12B #2BA18C

square

#512BA1 #A12B40 #7BA12B #2BA18C

split-complementary

#512BA1 #A18C2B #40A12B

monochromatic

#201140 #391E71 #512BA1 #6B3ECB #906ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.50

#512BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#512BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BA1

9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BA1	1.00	9.50	2.21	9.50
#FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.177 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68be',
    500: '#512ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ba1;
$custom-light: #8a68be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.322,
    "s": 57.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41258,
    "c": 0.17742,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BA1

secondary

#A3BF69

accent

#E147AF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BA1

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

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