#512BB3#512BB3
#512BB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.198 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 43, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 76%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.19, 50.14, -65.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.19, 82.65, 307.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.92% 0.0601 -0.189) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.92% 0.198 287.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3915, 6.7311, 43.2854) |
| Luminance | 0.0673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.17
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.43
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.43
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.76
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.79
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512BB3 #8DB32B
analogous
#2B49B3 #512BB3 #952BB3
triadic
#512BB3 #B3512B #2BB351
tetradic
#512BB3 #B32B49 #8DB32B #2BB395
square
#512BB3 #B32B49 #8DB32B #2BB395
split-complementary
#512BB3 #B3952B #49B32B
monochromatic
#241350 #3B1F82 #512BB3 #6F48D3 #9679DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.95
#512BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#512BB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512BB3
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512BB3 | 1.00 | 8.95 | 2.35 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28516D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.198 287.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d69cb',
500: '#512bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512bb3; $custom-light: #8d69cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 43,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.765,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42924,
"c": 0.19835,
"h": 287.6
},
"luminance": 0.06732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512BB3
secondary
#AFC773
accent
#E443B7
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82