#512BC0#512BC0

#512BC0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.213 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BC0
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 192)
HSL	hsl(255, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 77.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, 53.80, -71.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 89.35, 307.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.18% 0.0565 -0.2055)
OKLCH	oklch(44.18% 0.213 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7688, 7.2820, 50.5390)
Luminance	0.0728 (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

#512BC0 #9AC02B

analogous

#2B4FC0 #512BC0 #9B2BC0

triadic

#512BC0 #C0512B #2BC051

tetradic

#512BC0 #C02B4F #9AC02B #2BC09B

square

#512BC0 #C02B4F #9AC02B #2BC09B

split-complementary

#512BC0 #C09B2B #4FC02B

monochromatic

#27155C #3C208E #512BC0 #7350D8 #9B82E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#512BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#512BC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BC0

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BC0	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#145675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.213 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ad4',
    500: '#512bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bc0;
$custom-light: #8f6ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.302,
    "s": 63.404,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44179,
    "c": 0.21311,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BC0

secondary

#B7CC7B

accent

#E641BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BC0

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

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