#512DAD#512DAD

#512DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.189 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DAD
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.98, 47.44, -62.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.98, 78.44, 307.22°)
OKLab	oklab(42.61% 0.06 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(42.61% 0.189 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8723, 6.6427, 40.1836)
Luminance	0.0664 (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

#512DAD #89AD2D

analogous

#2D49AD #512DAD #912DAD

triadic

#512DAD #AD512D #2DAD51

tetradic

#512DAD #AD2D49 #89AD2D #2DAD91

square

#512DAD #AD2D49 #89AD2D #2DAD91

split-complementary

#512DAD #AD912D #49AD2D

monochromatic

#24144C #3A207C #512DAD #6E48CF #9478DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.02

#512DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#512DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DAD

9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DAD	1.00	9.02	2.33	9.02
#FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.189 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ac7',
    500: '#512dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dad;
$custom-light: #8b6ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.875,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42608,
    "c": 0.18932,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DAD

secondary

#ADC472

accent

#E246B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DAD

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

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