#512CC2#512CC2

#512CC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.214 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512CC2
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 194)
HSL	hsl(255, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(255, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 77.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 53.90, -71.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 89.87, 306.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0552 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.214 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0287, 7.4449, 51.7262)
Luminance	0.0745 (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

#512CC2 #9DC22C

analogous

#2C52C2 #512CC2 #9C2CC2

triadic

#512CC2 #C2512C #2CC251

tetradic

#512CC2 #C22C52 #9DC22C #2CC29C

square

#512CC2 #C22C52 #9DC22C #2CC29C

split-complementary

#512CC2 #C29C2C #52C22C

monochromatic

#27155E #3C2190 #512CC2 #7453D8 #9C85E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#512CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#512CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512CC2

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512CC2	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F5876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.214 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ad6',
    500: '#512cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512cc2;
$custom-light: #8f6ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.8,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44488,
    "c": 0.21444,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512CC2

secondary

#B9CD7D

accent

#E642BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512CC2

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

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