#512BC3#512BC3

#512BC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.216 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BC3
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 195)
HSL	hsl(255, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 77.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 54.64, -72.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 90.87, 306.96°)
OKLab	oklab(44.47% 0.0556 -0.2092)
OKLCH	oklch(44.47% 0.216 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1045, 7.4163, 52.3074)
Luminance	0.0742 (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

#512BC3 #9DC32B

analogous

#2B51C3 #512BC3 #9D2BC3

triadic

#512BC3 #C3512B #2BC351

tetradic

#512BC3 #C32B51 #9DC32B #2BC39D

square

#512BC3 #C32B51 #9DC32B #2BC39D

split-complementary

#512BC3 #C39D2B #51C32B

monochromatic

#27155F #3C2091 #512BC3 #7452D9 #9C84E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#512BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#512BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BC3

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BC3	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.216 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ad6',
    500: '#512bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bc3;
$custom-light: #8f6ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 63.866,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44474,
    "c": 0.21648,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BC3

secondary

#B9CD7D

accent

#E741BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BC3

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

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