#512DBE#512DBE

#512DBE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.209 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DBE
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 190)
HSL	hsl(255, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 76.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.58, 52.29, -69.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.58, 87.32, 306.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.22% 0.0557 -0.2014)
OKLCH	oklch(44.22% 0.209 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6232, 7.3430, 49.4047)
Luminance	0.0734 (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

#512DBE #9ABE2D

analogous

#2D51BE #512DBE #992DBE

triadic

#512DBE #BE512D #2DBE51

tetradic

#512DBE #BE2D51 #9ABE2D #2DBE99

square

#512DBE #BE2D51 #9ABE2D #2DBE99

split-complementary

#512DBE #BE992D #51BE2D

monochromatic

#27165B #3C218D #512DBE #7352D6 #9B84E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#512DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#512DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DBE

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DBE	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#185674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.209 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ad3',
    500: '#512dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dbe;
$custom-light: #8e6ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.897,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44215,
    "c": 0.20897,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DBE

secondary

#B7CB7C

accent

#E543BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DBE

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

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