#512CBB#512CBB

#512CBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.207 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CBB
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 187)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 51.92, -68.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 86.29, 306.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.0572 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.207 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2610, 7.1378, 47.6830)
Luminance	0.0714 (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

#512CBB #96BB2C

analogous

#2C4FBB #512CBB #982CBB

triadic

#512CBB #BB512C #2CBB51

tetradic

#512CBB #BB2C4F #96BB2C #2CBB98

square

#512CBB #BB2C4F #96BB2C #2CBB98

split-complementary

#512CBB #BB982C #4FBB2C

monochromatic

#261558 #3C2089 #512CBB #724FD6 #9980E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#512CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#512CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CBB

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CBB	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.207 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad1',
    500: '#512cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cbb;
$custom-light: #8e6ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.524,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43808,
    "c": 0.20651,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CBB

secondary

#B5CA79

accent

#E543BB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CBB

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

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