#512DBD#512DBD

#512DBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.208 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DBD
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 52.01, -69.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 86.81, 306.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.0559 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.208 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5143, 7.2994, 48.8311)
Luminance	0.0730 (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

#512DBD #99BD2D

analogous

#2D51BD #512DBD #992DBD

triadic

#512DBD #BD512D #2DBD51

tetradic

#512DBD #BD2D51 #99BD2D #2DBD99

square

#512DBD #BD2D51 #99BD2D #2DBD99

split-complementary

#512DBD #BD992D #51BD2D

monochromatic

#27155A #3C218C #512DBD #7352D6 #9B83E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#512DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#512DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DBD

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DBD	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.208 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad2',
    500: '#512dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dbd;
$custom-light: #8e6ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44118,
    "c": 0.20783,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DBD

secondary

#B7CB7B

accent

#E543BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DBD

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

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