#512DB9#512DB9

#512DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.203 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DB9
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.10, 50.87, -67.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.10, 84.74, 306.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.74% 0.057 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(43.74% 0.203 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0861, 7.1281, 46.5759)
Luminance	0.0713 (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

#512DB9 #95B92D

analogous

#2D4FB9 #512DB9 #972DB9

triadic

#512DB9 #B9512D #2DB951

tetradic

#512DB9 #B92D4F #95B92D #2DB997

square

#512DB9 #B92D4F #95B92D #2DB997

split-complementary

#512DB9 #B9972D #4FB92D

monochromatic

#261557 #3B2188 #512DB9 #714FD4 #9980E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#512DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#512DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DB9

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DB9	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.203 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6acf',
    500: '#512db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512db9;
$custom-light: #8d6acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.429,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43735,
    "c": 0.20325,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DB9

secondary

#B4C979

accent

#E444BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DB9

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

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