#512BC2#512BC2

#512BC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.215 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BC2
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 194)
HSL	hsl(255, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, 54.36, -72.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 90.37, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0559 -0.208)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.215 285)
XYZ	xyz(13.9919, 7.3713, 51.7140)
Luminance	0.0737 (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

#512BC2 #9CC22B

analogous

#2B51C2 #512BC2 #9D2BC2

triadic

#512BC2 #C2512B #2BC251

tetradic

#512BC2 #C22B51 #9CC22B #2BC29D

square

#512BC2 #C22B51 #9CC22B #2BC29D

split-complementary

#512BC2 #C29D2B #51C22B

monochromatic

#27155E #3C2090 #512BC2 #7452D9 #9C84E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#512BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#512BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BC2

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BC2	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#105776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.215 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ad6',
    500: '#512bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bc2;
$custom-light: #8f6ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.099,
    "s": 63.713,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44376,
    "c": 0.21536,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.07372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BC2

secondary

#B8CD7C

accent

#E741BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BC2

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

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