#512BB5#512BB5

#512BB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.201 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BB5
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 50.70, -66.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 83.69, 307.29°)
OKLab	oklab(43.11% 0.0595 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(43.11% 0.201 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5952, 6.8126, 44.3584)
Luminance	0.0681 (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

#512BB5 #8FB52B

analogous

#2B4AB5 #512BB5 #962BB5

triadic

#512BB5 #B5512B #2BB551

tetradic

#512BB5 #B52B4A #8FB52B #2BB596

square

#512BB5 #B52B4A #8FB52B #2BB596

split-complementary

#512BB5 #B5962B #4AB52B

monochromatic

#251452 #3B1F84 #512BB5 #6F49D4 #977BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#512BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#512BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BB5

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BB5	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.201 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69cc',
    500: '#512bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bb5;
$custom-light: #8d69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.522,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43114,
    "c": 0.20064,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BB5

secondary

#B1C874

accent

#E543B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BB5

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

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