#512D9C#512D9C

#512D9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.169 H 292.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512D9C
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 156)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.48, 42.59, -54.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.48, 69.29, 307.93°)
OKLab	oklab(41.08% 0.0637 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(41.08% 0.169 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3308, 6.0260, 32.0649)
Luminance	0.0603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.10

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512D9C #789C2D

analogous

#2D419C #512D9C #892D9C

triadic

#512D9C #9C512D #2D9C51

tetradic

#512D9C #9C2D41 #789C2D #2D9C89

square

#512D9C #9C2D41 #789C2D #2D9C89

split-complementary

#512D9C #9C892D #419C2D

monochromatic

#20123D #381F6D #512D9C #6B3FC8 #906ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#512D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#512D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512D9C

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512D9C	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.169 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969ba',
    500: '#512d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512d9c;
$custom-light: #8969ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.459,
    "s": 55.224,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41081,
    "c": 0.16911,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512D9C

secondary

#A1BC68

accent

#DF49AE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512D9C

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

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