#512CA1#512CA1

#512CA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.176 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CA1
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 161)
HSL	hsl(259, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.72, 44.54, -57.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.72, 72.57, 307.86°)
OKLab	oklab(41.39% 0.0637 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(41.39% 0.176 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7252, 6.1235, 34.3281)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.57

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512CA1 #7CA12C

analogous

#2C42A1 #512CA1 #8B2CA1

triadic

#512CA1 #A1512C #2CA151

tetradic

#512CA1 #A12C42 #7CA12C #2CA18B

square

#512CA1 #A12C42 #7CA12C #2CA18B

split-complementary

#512CA1 #A18B2C #42A12C

monochromatic

#211241 #391F71 #512CA1 #6C40CB #9170D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#512CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CA1

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CA1	1.00	9.44	2.22	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.176 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69be',
    500: '#512ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ca1;
$custom-light: #8a69be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.974,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41388,
    "c": 0.17628,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CA1

secondary

#A4BF6A

accent

#E047B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CA1

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

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