#512CC1#512CC1
#512CC1 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.213 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512CC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 44, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 77.2%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.70, 53.62, -71.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.70, 89.36, 306.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.39% 0.0555 -0.206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.39% 0.213 285.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9167, 7.4001, 51.1368) |
| Luminance | 0.0740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.77
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.31
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.61
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.00
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.21
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512CC1 #9CC12C
analogous
#2C52C1 #512CC1 #9C2CC1
triadic
#512CC1 #C1512C #2CC151
tetradic
#512CC1 #C12C52 #9CC12C #2CC19C
square
#512CC1 #C12C52 #9CC12C #2CC19C
split-complementary
#512CC1 #C19C2C #52C12C
monochromatic
#27155D #3C218F #512CC1 #7453D8 #9C84E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.47
#512CC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.48
#512CC1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512CC1
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512CC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512CC1 | 1.00 | 8.47 | 2.48 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#125776
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512cc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.213 285.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f6ad5',
500: '#512cc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512cc1; $custom-light: #8f6ad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512cc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 44,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.899,
"s": 62.869,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4439,
"c": 0.21332,
"h": 285.1
},
"luminance": 0.07401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512CC1
secondary
#B8CC7D
accent
#E642BD
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFA
border
#CCC6D3
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A83