#512BB4#512BB4

#512BB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.199 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BB4
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.28, 50.42, -66.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.28, 83.17, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.0598 -0.1903)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.199 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4930, 6.7717, 43.8200)
Luminance	0.0677 (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

#512BB4 #8EB42B

analogous

#2B49B4 #512BB4 #952BB4

triadic

#512BB4 #B4512B #2BB451

tetradic

#512BB4 #B42B49 #8EB42B #2BB495

square

#512BB4 #B42B49 #8EB42B #2BB495

split-complementary

#512BB4 #B4952B #49B42B

monochromatic

#251351 #3B1F83 #512BB4 #6F49D3 #967ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#512BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#512BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BB4

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BB4	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.199 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69cc',
    500: '#512bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bb4;
$custom-light: #8d69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.642,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43019,
    "c": 0.19949,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BB4

secondary

#B0C773

accent

#E543B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BB4

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

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