#512CA5#512CA5

#512CA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.181 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CA5
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 165)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.08, 45.68, -59.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.08, 74.72, 307.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.75% 0.0628 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(41.75% 0.181 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0836, 6.2668, 36.2156)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.08

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512CA5 #80A52C

analogous

#2C43A5 #512CA5 #8D2CA5

triadic

#512CA5 #A5512C #2CA551

tetradic

#512CA5 #A52C43 #80A52C #2CA58D

square

#512CA5 #A52C43 #80A52C #2CA58D

split-complementary

#512CA5 #A58D2C #43A52C

monochromatic

#221244 #391F75 #512CA5 #6C42CD #9272D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#512CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#512CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CA5

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CA5	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.181 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a69c1',
    500: '#512ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ca5;
$custom-light: #8a69c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.347,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41748,
    "c": 0.18101,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CA5

secondary

#A7C16C

accent

#E147B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CA5

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

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