#512CAB#512CAB

#512CAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.188 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CAB
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.62, 47.38, -61.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.62, 77.92, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(42.3% 0.0614 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(42.3% 0.188 289)
XYZ	xyz(11.6426, 6.4904, 39.1595)
Luminance	0.0649 (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

#512CAB #86AB2C

analogous

#2C47AB #512CAB #902CAB

triadic

#512CAB #AB512C #2CAB51

tetradic

#512CAB #AB2C47 #86AB2C #2CAB90

square

#512CAB #AB2C47 #86AB2C #2CAB90

split-complementary

#512CAB #AB902C #47AB2C

monochromatic

#23134A #3A1F7A #512CAB #6D45CF #9376DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#512CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#512CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CAB

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CAB	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F4E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.188 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69c5',
    500: '#512cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cab;
$custom-light: #8b69c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.48,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42297,
    "c": 0.18805,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.06491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CAB

secondary

#ABC36F

accent

#E246B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CAB

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

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