#512CB1#512CB1

#512CB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.195 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CB1
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 177)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, 49.08, -64.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 81.08, 307.26°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% 0.0599 -0.1856)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.195 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2275, 6.7244, 42.2401)
Luminance	0.0673 (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

#512CB1 #8CB12C

analogous

#2C49B1 #512CB1 #932CB1

triadic

#512CB1 #B1512C #2CB151

tetradic

#512CB1 #B12C49 #8CB12C #2CB193

square

#512CB1 #B12C49 #8CB12C #2CB193

split-complementary

#512CB1 #B1932C #49B12C

monochromatic

#24144F #3B2080 #512CB1 #6F49D2 #957ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#512CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#512CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CB1

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CB1	1.00	8.96	2.35	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.195 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69c9',
    500: '#512cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cb1;
$custom-light: #8c69c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.692,
    "s": 60.181,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42856,
    "c": 0.19503,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CB1

secondary

#AFC673

accent

#E344B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CB1

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

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