#512BB2#512BB2
#512BB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.197 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512BB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 43, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.09, 49.86, -65.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.09, 82.13, 307.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.83% 0.0604 -0.1877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.83% 0.197 287.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2907, 6.6908, 42.7547) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.29
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.41
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.50
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.86
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.90
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512BB2 #8CB22B
analogous
#2B48B2 #512BB2 #942BB2
triadic
#512BB2 #B2512B #2BB251
tetradic
#512BB2 #B22B48 #8CB22B #2BB294
square
#512BB2 #B22B48 #8CB22B #2BB294
split-complementary
#512BB2 #B2942B #48B22B
monochromatic
#24134F #3B1F81 #512BB2 #6F48D3 #9579DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.98
#512BB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#512BB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512BB2
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512BB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512BB2 | 1.00 | 8.98 | 2.34 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#29516D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512bb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.197 287.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c69ca',
500: '#512bb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512bb2; $custom-light: #8c69ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512bb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 43,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.889,
"s": 61.086,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42829,
"c": 0.1972,
"h": 287.8
},
"luminance": 0.06691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512BB2
secondary
#AFC772
accent
#E444B7
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82