#512CA0#512CA0

#512CA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.175 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CA0
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(259, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.63, 44.25, -56.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.63, 72.03, 307.91°)
OKLab	oklab(41.3% 0.0639 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(41.3% 0.175 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6374, 6.0884, 33.8656)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.69

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512CA0 #7BA02C

analogous

#2C41A0 #512CA0 #8B2CA0

triadic

#512CA0 #A0512C #2CA051

tetradic

#512CA0 #A02C41 #7BA02C #2CA08B

square

#512CA0 #A02C41 #7BA02C #2CA08B

split-complementary

#512CA0 #A08B2C #41A02C

monochromatic

#201240 #391F70 #512CA0 #6B3FCA #906FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.47

#512CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CA0

9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CA0	1.00	9.47	2.22	9.47
#FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.175 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69bd',
    500: '#512ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ca0;
$custom-light: #8a69bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.138,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41299,
    "c": 0.17509,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CA0

secondary

#A3BF69

accent

#E048B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CA0

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

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