#512DB6#512DB6

#512DB6 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.200 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DB6
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 182)
HSL	hsl(256, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.81, 50.01, -66.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.81, 83.17, 306.96°)
OKLab	oklab(43.45% 0.0578 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(43.45% 0.2 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7727, 7.0028, 44.9255)
Luminance	0.0700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 3.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512DB6 #92B62D

analogous

#2D4EB6 #512DB6 #952DB6

triadic

#512DB6 #B6512D #2DB651

tetradic

#512DB6 #B62D4E #92B62D #2DB695

square

#512DB6 #B62D4E #92B62D #2DB695

split-complementary

#512DB6 #B6952D #4EB62D

monochromatic

#251554 #3B2185 #512DB6 #704DD3 #987EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#512DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#512DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DB6

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DB6	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.200 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6acd',
    500: '#512db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512db6;
$custom-light: #8d6acd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.766,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4345,
    "c": 0.19979,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DB6

secondary

#B3C877

accent

#E344BA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DB6

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

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