#512D9D#512D9D

#512D9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.170 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512D9D
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.56, 42.88, -55.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.56, 69.83, 307.88°)
OKLab	oklab(41.17% 0.0635 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(41.17% 0.17 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4158, 6.0601, 32.5127)
Luminance	0.0606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.97

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512D9D #799D2D

analogous

#2D419D #512D9D #892D9D

triadic

#512D9D #9D512D #2D9D51

tetradic

#512D9D #9D2D41 #799D2D #2D9D89

square

#512D9D #9D2D41 #799D2D #2D9D89

split-complementary

#512D9D #9D892D #419D2D

monochromatic

#20123E #381F6D #512D9D #6B3FC8 #906FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#512D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#512D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512D9D

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512D9D	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#394A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.170 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969bb',
    500: '#512d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512d9d;
$custom-light: #8969bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.286,
    "s": 55.446,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41169,
    "c": 0.17032,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512D9D

secondary

#A2BD69

accent

#DF49AF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512D9D

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

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