#512CB2#512CB2

#512CB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.196 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CB2
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.26, 49.37, -64.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.26, 81.61, 307.23°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0596 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.196 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3275, 6.7644, 42.7669)
Luminance	0.0677 (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

#512CB2 #8DB22C

analogous

#2C4AB2 #512CB2 #942CB2

triadic

#512CB2 #B2512C #2CB251

tetradic

#512CB2 #B22C4A #8DB22C #2CB294

square

#512CB2 #B22C4A #8DB22C #2CB294

split-complementary

#512CB2 #B2942C #4AB22C

monochromatic

#241450 #3B2081 #512CB2 #6F49D2 #967ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#512CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#512CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CB2

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CB2	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.196 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69ca',
    500: '#512cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cb2;
$custom-light: #8c69ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.567,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4295,
    "c": 0.19619,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CB2

secondary

#AFC673

accent

#E444B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CB2

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

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