#512CAA#512CAA

#512CAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.187 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CAA
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.53, 47.10, -61.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.53, 77.38, 307.49°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% 0.0616 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.187 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5476, 6.4524, 38.6594)
Luminance	0.0645 (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

#512CAA #85AA2C

analogous

#2C46AA #512CAA #902CAA

triadic

#512CAA #AA512C #2CAA51

tetradic

#512CAA #AA2C46 #85AA2C #2CAA90

square

#512CAA #AA2C46 #85AA2C #2CAA90

split-complementary

#512CAA #AA902C #46AA2C

monochromatic

#231349 #3A1F79 #512CAA #6D44CF #9375DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.17

#512CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#512CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CAA

9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CAA	1.00	9.17	2.29	9.17
#FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#304E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.187 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69c4',
    500: '#512caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512caa;
$custom-light: #8b69c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.619,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42205,
    "c": 0.18688,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CAA

secondary

#AAC36F

accent

#E246B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CAA

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

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