#512D9E#512D9E

#512D9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.172 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512D9E
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 158)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 71.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.65, 43.16, -55.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.65, 70.38, 307.83°)
OKLab	oklab(41.26% 0.0633 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(41.26% 0.172 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5015, 6.0943, 32.9641)
Luminance	0.0609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512D9E #7A9E2D

analogous

#2D429E #512D9E #8A2D9E

triadic

#512D9E #9E512D #2D9E51

tetradic

#512D9E #9E2D42 #7A9E2D #2D9E8A

square

#512D9E #9E2D42 #7A9E2D #2D9E8A

split-complementary

#512D9E #9E8A2D #429E2D

monochromatic

#20123F #391F6E #512D9E #6B40C9 #906FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.46

#512D9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#512D9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512D9E

9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512D9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512D9E	1.00	9.46	2.22	9.46
#FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512d9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.172 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969bc',
    500: '#512d9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512d9e;
$custom-light: #8969bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512d9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.115,
    "s": 55.665,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41256,
    "c": 0.17151,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512D9E

secondary

#A3BD69

accent

#DF49AF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512D9E

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

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