#512CB6#512CB6

#512CB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.201 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CB6
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.64, 50.50, -66.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.64, 83.69, 307.12°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.0585 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.201 287)
XYZ	xyz(12.7350, 6.9274, 44.9130)
Luminance	0.0693 (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

#512CB6 #91B62C

analogous

#2C4CB6 #512CB6 #962CB6

triadic

#512CB6 #B6512C #2CB651

tetradic

#512CB6 #B62C4C #91B62C #2CB696

square

#512CB6 #B62C4C #91B62C #2CB696

split-complementary

#512CB6 #B6962C #4CB62C

monochromatic

#251453 #3B2085 #512CB6 #704CD4 #977DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#512CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#512CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CB6

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CB6	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.201 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6acd',
    500: '#512cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cb6;
$custom-light: #8d6acd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.087,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43329,
    "c": 0.20079,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.06928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CB6

secondary

#B2C876

accent

#E444B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CB6

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

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