#512BAD#512BAD
#512BAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.191 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 43, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.63, 48.44, -63.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.63, 79.50, 307.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.36% 0.0617 -0.1812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.36% 0.191 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7978, 6.4937, 40.1588) |
| Luminance | 0.0649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.42
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.91
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.93
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.34
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.46
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512BAD #87AD2B
analogous
#2B46AD #512BAD #922BAD
triadic
#512BAD #AD512B #2BAD51
tetradic
#512BAD #AD2B46 #87AD2B #2BAD92
square
#512BAD #AD2B46 #87AD2B #2BAD92
split-complementary
#512BAD #AD922B #46AD2B
monochromatic
#23134B #3A1F7C #512BAD #6D45D1 #9476DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.14
#512BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.30
#512BAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512BAD
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512BAD | 1.00 | 9.14 | 2.30 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2D4F6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.191 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c69c7',
500: '#512bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512bad; $custom-light: #8c69c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 43,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.538,
"s": 60.185,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42358,
"c": 0.19143,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.06494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512BAD
secondary
#ACC46F
accent
#E344B5
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82