#512D9F#512D9F

#512D9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.173 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512D9F
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 159)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 71.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.74, 43.45, -56.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.74, 70.92, 307.78°)
OKLab	oklab(41.34% 0.0631 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(41.34% 0.173 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.5880, 6.1289, 33.4193)
Luminance	0.0613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512D9F #7B9F2D

analogous

#2D429F #512D9F #8A2D9F

triadic

#512D9F #9F512D #2D9F51

tetradic

#512D9F #9F2D42 #7B9F2D #2D9F8A

square

#512D9F #9F2D42 #7B9F2D #2D9F8A

split-complementary

#512D9F #9F8A2D #429F2D

monochromatic

#201240 #39206F #512D9F #6B40C9 #9070D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#512D9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#512D9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512D9F

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512D9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512D9F	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512d9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.173 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969bc',
    500: '#512d9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512d9f;
$custom-light: #8969bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512d9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.947,
    "s": 55.882,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41344,
    "c": 0.17271,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512D9F

secondary

#A3BE6A

accent

#DF49B0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512D9F

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

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