#512DB1#512DB1

#512DB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.194 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DB1
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 177)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 74.6%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 48.59, -64.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 80.55, 307.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.98% 0.0591 -0.1848)
OKLCH	oklch(42.98% 0.194 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2652, 6.7998, 42.2527)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512DB1 #8DB12D

analogous

#2D4BB1 #512DB1 #932DB1

triadic

#512DB1 #B1512D #2DB151

tetradic

#512DB1 #B12D4B #8DB12D #2DB193

square

#512DB1 #B12D4B #8DB12D #2DB193

split-complementary

#512DB1 #B1932D #4BB12D

monochromatic

#24144F #3B2180 #512DB1 #6F4AD1 #967BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#512DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#512DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DB1

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DB1	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.194 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac9',
    500: '#512db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512db1;
$custom-light: #8c6ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42979,
    "c": 0.19399,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DB1

secondary

#AFC674

accent

#E345B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DB1

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

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