#512CB3#512CB3

#512CB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.197 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CB3
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.36, 49.65, -65.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.36, 82.13, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(43.04% 0.0593 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(43.04% 0.197 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4283, 6.8047, 43.2976)
Luminance	0.0680 (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

#512CB3 #8EB32C

analogous

#2C4BB3 #512CB3 #942CB3

triadic

#512CB3 #B3512C #2CB351

tetradic

#512CB3 #B32C4B #8EB32C #2CB394

square

#512CB3 #B32C4B #8EB32C #2CB394

split-complementary

#512CB3 #B3942C #4BB32C

monochromatic

#251451 #3B2082 #512CB3 #6F4AD2 #967BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#512CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#512CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CB3

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CB3	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.197 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69cb',
    500: '#512cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cb3;
$custom-light: #8c69cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.444,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43044,
    "c": 0.19734,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CB3

secondary

#B0C774

accent

#E444B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CB3

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

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