#512BBB#512BBB

#512BBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.207 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BBB
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 187)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 77%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 52.40, -69.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 86.79, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.69% 0.0579 -0.1992)
OKLCH	oklch(43.69% 0.207 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2242, 7.0642, 47.6708)
Luminance	0.0707 (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

#512BBB #95BB2B

analogous

#2B4DBB #512BBB #992BBB

triadic

#512BBB #BB512B #2BBB51

tetradic

#512BBB #BB2B4D #95BB2B #2BBB99

square

#512BBB #BB2B4D #95BB2B #2BBB99

split-complementary

#512BBB #BB992B #4DBB2B

monochromatic

#261457 #3B2089 #512BBB #714DD6 #997FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#512BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#512BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BBB

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BBB	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.207 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69d1',
    500: '#512bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bbb;
$custom-light: #8e69d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.833,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43692,
    "c": 0.20746,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BBB

secondary

#B4CA78

accent

#E642BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BBB

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

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