#512DB8#512DB8

#512DB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.202 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DB8
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.00, 50.58, -67.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.00, 84.22, 306.92°)
OKLab	oklab(43.64% 0.0573 -0.1938)
OKLCH	oklch(43.64% 0.202 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9809, 7.0861, 46.0219)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512DB8 #94B82D

analogous

#2D4EB8 #512DB8 #972DB8

triadic

#512DB8 #B8512D #2DB851

tetradic

#512DB8 #B82D4E #94B82D #2DB897

square

#512DB8 #B82D4E #94B82D #2DB897

split-complementary

#512DB8 #B8972D #4EB82D

monochromatic

#261556 #3B2187 #512DB8 #714ED4 #9880E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#512DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#512DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DB8

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DB8	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.202 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ace',
    500: '#512db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512db8;
$custom-light: #8d6ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.54,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43639,
    "c": 0.20209,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DB8

secondary

#B4C978

accent

#E444BA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DB8

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

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