#512DB5#512DB5

#512DB5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.199 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DB5
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, 49.73, -66.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 82.65, 306.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% 0.0581 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.199 287)
XYZ	xyz(12.6697, 6.9616, 44.3832)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512DB5 #91B52D

analogous

#2D4DB5 #512DB5 #952DB5

triadic

#512DB5 #B5512D #2DB551

tetradic

#512DB5 #B52D4D #91B52D #2DB595

square

#512DB5 #B52D4D #91B52D #2DB595

split-complementary

#512DB5 #B5952D #4DB52D

monochromatic

#251553 #3B2184 #512DB5 #704DD3 #977EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#512DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#512DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DB5

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DB5	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.199 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6acc',
    500: '#512db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512db5;
$custom-light: #8d6acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.882,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43355,
    "c": 0.19863,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.06962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DB5

secondary

#B2C776

accent

#E344B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DB5

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

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