#512BA4#512BA4

#512BA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.181 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BA4
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 164)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 73.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.81, 45.90, -58.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.81, 74.73, 307.90°)
OKLab	oklab(41.53% 0.0639 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(41.53% 0.181 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9561, 6.1570, 35.7259)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.33

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BA4 #7EA42B

analogous

#2B41A4 #512BA4 #8D2BA4

triadic

#512BA4 #A4512B #2BA451

tetradic

#512BA4 #A42B41 #7EA42B #2BA48D

square

#512BA4 #A42B41 #7EA42B #2BA48D

split-complementary

#512BA4 #A48D2B #41A42B

monochromatic

#211243 #391E74 #512BA4 #6C3FCD #9170D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#512BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#512BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BA4

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BA4	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.181 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68c0',
    500: '#512ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ba4;
$custom-light: #8a68c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.843,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41529,
    "c": 0.18095,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BA4

secondary

#A5C16A

accent

#E246B1

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BA4

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

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