#512CBC#512CBC
#512CBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.208 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 44, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.22, 52.20, -69.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.22, 86.80, 306.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.9% 0.0569 -0.1997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.9% 0.208 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3684, 7.1808, 48.2488) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.23
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.73
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.89
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.11
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.90
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512CBC #97BC2C
analogous
#2C4FBC #512CBC #992CBC
triadic
#512CBC #BC512C #2CBC51
tetradic
#512CBC #BC2C4F #97BC2C #2CBC99
square
#512CBC #BC2C4F #97BC2C #2CBC99
split-complementary
#512CBC #BC992C #4FBC2C
monochromatic
#261559 #3C208A #512CBC #724FD6 #9A81E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#512CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#512CBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512CBC
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512CBC | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1C5573
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.208 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e6ad1',
500: '#512cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512cbc; $custom-light: #8e6ad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 44,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.417,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43904,
"c": 0.20765,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.07182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512CBC
secondary
#B6CA79
accent
#E543BB
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFA
border
#CCC6D3
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A83