#512BA3#512BA3

#512BA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.180 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BA3
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 163)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 73.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.72, 45.62, -58.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.72, 74.19, 307.94°)
OKLab	oklab(41.44% 0.0641 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(41.44% 0.18 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.8662, 6.1210, 35.2522)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.45

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BA3 #7DA32B

analogous

#2B41A3 #512BA3 #8D2BA3

triadic

#512BA3 #A3512B #2BA351

tetradic

#512BA3 #A32B41 #7DA32B #2BA38D

square

#512BA3 #A32B41 #7DA32B #2BA38D

split-complementary

#512BA3 #A38D2B #41A32B

monochromatic

#211142 #391E73 #512BA3 #6C3FCC #916FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#512BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BA3

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BA3	1.00	9.44	2.22	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.180 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68bf',
    500: '#512ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ba3;
$custom-light: #8a68bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41439,
    "c": 0.17978,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BA3

secondary

#A5C06A

accent

#E146B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BA3

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

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