#512BB0#512BB0

#512BB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.195 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BB0
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 176)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 75.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.90, 49.29, -64.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.90, 81.08, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.0609 -0.1851)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.195 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0914, 6.6111, 41.7048)
Luminance	0.0661 (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

#512BB0 #8AB02B

analogous

#2B47B0 #512BB0 #932BB0

triadic

#512BB0 #B0512B #2BB051

tetradic

#512BB0 #B02B47 #8AB02B #2BB093

square

#512BB0 #B02B47 #8AB02B #2BB093

split-complementary

#512BB0 #B0932B #47B02B

monochromatic

#24134E #3A1F7F #512BB0 #6E46D2 #9578DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#512BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#512BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BB0

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BB0	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.195 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69c9',
    500: '#512bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bb0;
$custom-light: #8c69c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 60.731,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4264,
    "c": 0.19489,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BB0

secondary

#AEC671

accent

#E444B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BB0

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

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