#512CB5#512CB5

#512CB5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.200 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CB5
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.55, 50.22, -66.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.55, 83.17, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.23% 0.0588 -0.1908)
OKLCH	oklch(43.23% 0.2 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6320, 6.8862, 44.3707)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 3.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512CB5 #90B52C

analogous

#2C4CB5 #512CB5 #962CB5

triadic

#512CB5 #B5512C #2CB551

tetradic

#512CB5 #B52C4C #90B52C #2CB596

square

#512CB5 #B52C4C #90B52C #2CB596

split-complementary

#512CB5 #B5962C #4CB52C

monochromatic

#251453 #3B2084 #512CB5 #704BD3 #977CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#512CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#512CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CB5

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CB5	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.200 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69cc',
    500: '#512cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cb5;
$custom-light: #8d69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.204,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43234,
    "c": 0.19965,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CB5

secondary

#B1C875

accent

#E444B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CB5

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

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