#512BBD#512BBD

#512BBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.210 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BBD
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.15, 52.96, -70.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.15, 87.82, 307.09°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% 0.0573 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.21 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4397, 7.1504, 48.8062)
Luminance	0.0715 (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

#512BBD #97BD2B

analogous

#2B4EBD #512BBD #9A2BBD

triadic

#512BBD #BD512B #2BBD51

tetradic

#512BBD #BD2B4E #97BD2B #2BBD9A

square

#512BBD #BD2B4E #97BD2B #2BBD9A

split-complementary

#512BBD #BD9A2B #4EBD2B

monochromatic

#261459 #3C208B #512BBD #724ED7 #9A80E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#512BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#512BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BBD

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BBD	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.210 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69d2',
    500: '#512bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bbd;
$custom-light: #8e69d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.616,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43886,
    "c": 0.20973,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BBD

secondary

#B6CB79

accent

#E642BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BBD

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

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