#512DAC#512DAC

#512DAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.188 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DAC
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 172)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 47.16, -62.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 77.90, 307.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% 0.0603 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.188 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7759, 6.6041, 39.6760)
Luminance	0.0660 (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

#512DAC #88AC2D

analogous

#2D48AC #512DAC #902DAC

triadic

#512DAC #AC512D #2DAC51

tetradic

#512DAC #AC2D48 #88AC2D #2DAC90

square

#512DAC #AC2D48 #88AC2D #2DAC90

split-complementary

#512DAC #AC902D #48AC2D

monochromatic

#23144B #3A207B #512DAC #6E47CF #9478DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#512DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#512DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DAC

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DAC	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E4F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.188 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ac6',
    500: '#512dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dac;
$custom-light: #8b6ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.008,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42516,
    "c": 0.18815,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DAC

secondary

#ACC471

accent

#E246B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DAC

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

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