#512BA2#512BA2

#512BA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.179 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BA2
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.63, 45.34, -58.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.63, 73.66, 307.99°)
OKLab	oklab(41.35% 0.0643 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(41.35% 0.179 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7770, 6.0853, 34.7822)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.57

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BA2 #7CA22B

analogous

#2B40A2 #512BA2 #8D2BA2

triadic

#512BA2 #A2512B #2BA251

tetradic

#512BA2 #A22B40 #7CA22B #2BA28D

square

#512BA2 #A22B40 #7CA22B #2BA28D

split-complementary

#512BA2 #A28D2B #40A22B

monochromatic

#211141 #391E72 #512BA2 #6C3ECC #916FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#512BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BA2

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BA2	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.179 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68bf',
    500: '#512ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ba2;
$custom-light: #8a68bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.16,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41348,
    "c": 0.1786,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BA2

secondary

#A4C069

accent

#E147B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BA2

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

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