#512CA8#512CA8
#512CA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.185 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 44, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.8%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.35, 46.53, -60.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.35, 76.32, 307.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.02% 0.0621 -0.1738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.02% 0.185 289.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3599, 6.3773, 37.6706) |
| Luminance | 0.0638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.72
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.23
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.57
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.60
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.73
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512CA8 #83A82C
analogous
#2C45A8 #512CA8 #8F2CA8
triadic
#512CA8 #A8512C #2CA851
tetradic
#512CA8 #A82C45 #83A82C #2CA88F
square
#512CA8 #A82C45 #83A82C #2CA88F
split-complementary
#512CA8 #A88F2C #45A82C
monochromatic
#221347 #3A1F78 #512CA8 #6D43CE #9274DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.23
#512CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#512CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512CA8
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512CA8 | 1.00 | 9.23 | 2.28 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#324D67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.185 289.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b69c3',
500: '#512ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512ca8; $custom-light: #8b69c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 44,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.903,
"s": 58.491,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42021,
"c": 0.18454,
"h": 289.7
},
"luminance": 0.06378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512CA8
secondary
#A9C26E
accent
#E246B3
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82