#512CBD#512CBD

#512CBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.209 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CBD
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 52.49, -69.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 87.32, 306.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44% 0.0566 -0.201)
OKLCH	oklch(44% 0.209 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4766, 7.2240, 48.8185)
Luminance	0.0722 (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

#512CBD #98BD2C

analogous

#2C50BD #512CBD #992CBD

triadic

#512CBD #BD512C #2CBD51

tetradic

#512CBD #BD2C50 #98BD2C #2CBD99

square

#512CBD #BD2C50 #98BD2C #2CBD99

split-complementary

#512CBD #BD992C #50BD2C

monochromatic

#26155A #3C208B #512CBD #7250D6 #9A82E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#512CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#512CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CBD

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CBD	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.209 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad2',
    500: '#512cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cbd;
$custom-light: #8e6ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.31,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44001,
    "c": 0.20879,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CBD

secondary

#B6CB7A

accent

#E542BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CBD

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

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