#512BB7#512BB7

#512BB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.203 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BB7
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 183)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 51.27, -67.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 84.73, 307.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% 0.059 -0.1941)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.203 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8019, 6.8953, 45.4469)
Luminance	0.0690 (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

#512BB7 #91B72B

analogous

#2B4BB7 #512BB7 #972BB7

triadic

#512BB7 #B7512B #2BB751

tetradic

#512BB7 #B72B4B #91B72B #2BB797

square

#512BB7 #B72B4B #91B72B #2BB797

split-complementary

#512BB7 #B7972B #4BB72B

monochromatic

#251454 #3B1F85 #512BB7 #704BD5 #977CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#512BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#512BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BB7

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BB7	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.203 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69ce',
    500: '#512bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bb7;
$custom-light: #8d69ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.286,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43306,
    "c": 0.20292,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BB7

secondary

#B2C975

accent

#E543B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BB7

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

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