#512BB6#512BB6
#512BB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.202 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512BB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 43, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.5%, 76.4%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.47, 50.99, -67.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.47, 84.21, 307.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.21% 0.0593 -0.1929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.21% 0.202 287.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6982, 6.8538, 44.9007) |
| Luminance | 0.0685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.82
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.23
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.47
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.50
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.51
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512BB6 #90B62B
analogous
#2B4BB6 #512BB6 #972BB6
triadic
#512BB6 #B6512B #2BB651
tetradic
#512BB6 #B62B4B #90B62B #2BB697
square
#512BB6 #B62B4B #90B62B #2BB697
split-complementary
#512BB6 #B6972B #4BB62B
monochromatic
#251453 #3B1F84 #512BB6 #704AD4 #977BE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.86
#512BB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#512BB6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512BB6
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512BB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512BB6 | 1.00 | 8.86 | 2.37 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#24526F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512bb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.202 287.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d69cd',
500: '#512bb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512bb6; $custom-light: #8d69cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512bb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 43,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.403,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4321,
"c": 0.20177,
"h": 287.1
},
"luminance": 0.06854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512BB6
secondary
#B1C875
accent
#E543B9
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0D0714
muted
#7E7A82