#512DB2#512DB2

#512DB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.195 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DB2
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.44, 48.87, -64.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.44, 81.08, 307.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.0588 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.195 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3652, 6.8398, 42.7795)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.38

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512DB2 #8EB22D

analogous

#2D4BB2 #512DB2 #932DB2

triadic

#512DB2 #B2512D #2DB251

tetradic

#512DB2 #B22D4B #8EB22D #2DB293

square

#512DB2 #B22D4B #8EB22D #2DB293

split-complementary

#512DB2 #B2932D #4BB22D

monochromatic

#251450 #3B2181 #512DB2 #6F4BD1 #967CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#512DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#512DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DB2

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DB2	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29526D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.195 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6aca',
    500: '#512db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512db2;
$custom-light: #8c6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.241,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43073,
    "c": 0.19515,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DB2

secondary

#B0C675

accent

#E345B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DB2

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

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