#512BA5#512BA5

#512BA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.182 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BA5
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 165)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.89, 46.19, -59.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.89, 75.26, 307.85°)
OKLab	oklab(41.62% 0.0636 -0.1706)
OKLCH	oklch(41.62% 0.182 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0468, 6.1932, 36.2034)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512BA5 #7FA52B

analogous

#2B42A5 #512BA5 #8E2BA5

triadic

#512BA5 #A5512B #2BA551

tetradic

#512BA5 #A52B42 #7FA52B #2BA58E

square

#512BA5 #A52B42 #7FA52B #2BA58E

split-complementary

#512BA5 #A58E2B #42A52B

monochromatic

#211244 #391E74 #512BA5 #6C40CD #9171DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#512BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#512BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BA5

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BA5	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.182 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a68c1',
    500: '#512ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ba5;
$custom-light: #8a68c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.689,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4162,
    "c": 0.18212,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BA5

secondary

#A6C16B

accent

#E246B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BA5

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

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