#512DAE#512DAE
#512DAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.190 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512DAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 45, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 47.73, -62.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 78.97, 307.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.7% 0.0598 -0.1809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.7% 0.19 288.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9695, 6.6815, 40.6952) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.73
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.87
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.93
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.10
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.14
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512DAE #8AAE2D
analogous
#2D4AAE #512DAE #912DAE
triadic
#512DAE #AE512D #2DAE51
tetradic
#512DAE #AE2D4A #8AAE2D #2DAE91
square
#512DAE #AE2D4A #8AAE2D #2DAE91
split-complementary
#512DAE #AE912D #4AAE2D
monochromatic
#24144D #3A207D #512DAE #6E48D0 #9579DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#512DAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#512DAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512DAE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512DAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512DAE | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C506B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512dae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.190 288.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c6ac7',
500: '#512dae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512dae; $custom-light: #8c6ac7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512dae",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 45,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.744,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.427,
"c": 0.19049,
"h": 288.3
},
"luminance": 0.06682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512DAE
secondary
#AEC472
accent
#E246B6
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7E7A82