#512CB9#512CB9
#512CB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.204 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512CB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 44, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.93, 51.35, -68.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.93, 85.25, 307.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.61% 0.0577 -0.1959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.61% 0.204 286.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0483, 7.0527, 46.5633) |
| Luminance | 0.0705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.54
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.02
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.10
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.23
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.76
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512CB9 #94B92C
analogous
#2C4DB9 #512CB9 #982CB9
triadic
#512CB9 #B9512C #2CB951
tetradic
#512CB9 #B92C4D #94B92C #2CB998
square
#512CB9 #B92C4D #94B92C #2CB998
split-complementary
#512CB9 #B9982C #4DB92C
monochromatic
#261456 #3B2088 #512CB9 #714DD5 #987FE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#512CB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#512CB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512CB9
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512CB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512CB9 | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#205471
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512cb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.204 286.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d6acf',
500: '#512cb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512cb9; $custom-light: #8d6acf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512cb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 44,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.745,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43615,
"c": 0.20423,
"h": 286.4
},
"luminance": 0.07053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512CB9
secondary
#B4C978
accent
#E543BA
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0D0714
muted
#7E7A82