#512CAF#512CAF

#512CAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.193 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CAF
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.99, 48.52, -63.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.99, 80.03, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.0604 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.193 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0296, 6.6452, 41.1979)
Luminance	0.0665 (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

#512CAF #8AAF2C

analogous

#2C48AF #512CAF #932CAF

triadic

#512CAF #AF512C #2CAF51

tetradic

#512CAF #AF2C48 #8AAF2C #2CAF93

square

#512CAF #AF2C48 #8AAF2C #2CAF93

split-complementary

#512CAF #AF932C #48AF2C

monochromatic

#24134D #3A207E #512CAF #6E47D1 #9578DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#512CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#512CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CAF

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CAF	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.193 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69c8',
    500: '#512caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512caf;
$custom-light: #8c69c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.947,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42668,
    "c": 0.1927,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CAF

secondary

#AEC572

accent

#E345B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CAF

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

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