#512DBC#512DBC

#512DBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.207 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DBC
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 188)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 76.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, 51.72, -69.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 86.29, 306.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.0562 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.207 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4061, 7.2562, 48.2614)
Luminance	0.0726 (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

#512DBC #98BC2D

analogous

#2D50BC #512DBC #982DBC

triadic

#512DBC #BC512D #2DBC51

tetradic

#512DBC #BC2D50 #98BC2D #2DBC98

square

#512DBC #BC2D50 #98BC2D #2DBC98

split-complementary

#512DBC #BC982D #50BC2D

monochromatic

#261559 #3C218B #512DBC #7251D5 #9A82E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#512DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#512DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DBC

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DBC	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.207 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad1',
    500: '#512dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dbc;
$custom-light: #8e6ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.105,
    "s": 61.373,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44022,
    "c": 0.20669,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DBC

secondary

#B6CA7B

accent

#E443BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DBC

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

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