#512BC4#512BC4

#512BC4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.218 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512BC4
RGB	rgb(81, 43, 196)
HSL	hsl(255, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 54.92, -73.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 91.38, 306.94°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0553 -0.2104)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.218 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2180, 7.4617, 52.9049)
Luminance	0.0746 (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

#512BC4 #9EC42B

analogous

#2B52C4 #512BC4 #9E2BC4

triadic

#512BC4 #C4512B #2BC451

tetradic

#512BC4 #C42B52 #9EC42B #2BC49E

square

#512BC4 #C42B52 #9EC42B #2BC49E

split-complementary

#512BC4 #C49E2B #52C42B

monochromatic

#281560 #3C2092 #512BC4 #7453D9 #9D85E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#512BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#512BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512BC4

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512BC4	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#095877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 43, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.218 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ad7',
    500: '#512bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512bc4;
$custom-light: #8f6ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.902,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44573,
    "c": 0.21759,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512BC4

secondary

#BACE7D

accent

#E741BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512BC4

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

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