#512CBF#512CBF
#512CBF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.211 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512CBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 44, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 77%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 77%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.51, 53.05, -70.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.51, 88.34, 306.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.2% 0.0561 -0.2035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.211 285.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6951, 7.3115, 49.9697) |
| Luminance | 0.0731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.94
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.47
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.71
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.03
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.08
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512CBF #9ABF2C
analogous
#2C50BF #512CBF #9A2CBF
triadic
#512CBF #BF512C #2CBF51
tetradic
#512CBF #BF2C50 #9ABF2C #2CBF9A
square
#512CBF #BF2C50 #9ABF2C #2CBF9A
split-complementary
#512CBF #BF9A2C #50BF2C
monochromatic
#27155C #3C218D #512CBF #7351D7 #9B83E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.53
#512CBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#512CBF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512CBF
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512CBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512CBF | 1.00 | 8.53 | 2.46 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#165674
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512cbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.211 285.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e6ad4',
500: '#512cbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512cbf; $custom-light: #8e6ad4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512cbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 44,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.102,
"s": 62.553,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44195,
"c": 0.21106,
"h": 285.4
},
"luminance": 0.07312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512CBF
secondary
#B7CC7B
accent
#E642BC
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFA
border
#CCC6D3
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A83