#512BAA#512BAA

#512BAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.188 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BAA
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 170)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.35, 47.60, -61.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.35, 77.92, 307.65°)
OKLab	oklab(42.08% 0.0624 -0.1773)
OKLCH	oklch(42.08% 0.188 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.5108, 6.3788, 38.6471)
Luminance	0.0638 (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

#512BAA #84AA2B

analogous

#2B45AA #512BAA #912BAA

triadic

#512BAA #AA512B #2BAA51

tetradic

#512BAA #AA2B45 #84AA2B #2BAA91

square

#512BAA #AA2B45 #84AA2B #2BAA91

split-complementary

#512BAA #AA912B #45AA2B

monochromatic

#221248 #3A1F79 #512BAA #6D43CF #9374DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#512BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#512BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BAA

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BAA	1.00	9.23	2.28	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#304E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.188 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68c4',
    500: '#512baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512baa;
$custom-light: #8b68c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.953,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42079,
    "c": 0.18796,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BAA

secondary

#AAC36E

accent

#E345B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BAA

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

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