#512DBA#512DBA

#512DBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.204 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DBA
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 186)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.19, 51.15, -68.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.19, 85.26, 306.87°)
OKLab	oklab(43.83% 0.0568 -0.1964)
OKLCH	oklch(43.83% 0.204 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1920, 7.1705, 47.1338)
Luminance	0.0717 (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

#512DBA #96BA2D

analogous

#2D50BA #512DBA #972DBA

triadic

#512DBA #BA512D #2DBA51

tetradic

#512DBA #BA2D50 #96BA2D #2DBA97

square

#512DBA #BA2D50 #96BA2D #2DBA97

split-complementary

#512DBA #BA972D #50BA2D

monochromatic

#261557 #3C2189 #512DBA #7250D5 #9981E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#512DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#512DBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DBA

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DBA	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.204 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad0',
    500: '#512dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dba;
$custom-light: #8e6ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.319,
    "s": 61.039,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4383,
    "c": 0.2044,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DBA

secondary

#B5C979

accent

#E444BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DBA

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

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