#512CBA#512CBA

#512CBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.205 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CBA
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 186)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.02, 51.64, -68.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.02, 85.77, 307.02°)
OKLab	oklab(43.71% 0.0575 -0.1972)
OKLCH	oklch(43.71% 0.205 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1543, 7.0951, 47.1212)
Luminance	0.0710 (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

#512CBA #95BA2C

analogous

#2C4EBA #512CBA #982CBA

triadic

#512CBA #BA512C #2CBA51

tetradic

#512CBA #BA2C4E #95BA2C #2CBA98

square

#512CBA #BA2C4E #95BA2C #2CBA98

split-complementary

#512CBA #BA982C #4EBA2C

monochromatic

#261557 #3B2089 #512CBA #714ED5 #9980E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#512CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#512CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CBA

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CBA	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.205 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad0',
    500: '#512cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cba;
$custom-light: #8e6ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.634,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43711,
    "c": 0.20537,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CBA

secondary

#B4CA78

accent

#E543BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CBA

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

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