#512DBF#512DBF

#512DBF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.210 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DBF
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 191)
HSL	hsl(255, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 52.57, -70.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 87.84, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(44.31% 0.0554 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(44.31% 0.21 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7328, 7.3869, 49.9823)
Luminance	0.0739 (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

#512DBF #9BBF2D

analogous

#2D52BF #512DBF #9A2DBF

triadic

#512DBF #BF512D #2DBF51

tetradic

#512DBF #BF2D52 #9BBF2D #2DBF9A

square

#512DBF #BF2D52 #9BBF2D #2DBF9A

split-complementary

#512DBF #BF9A2D #52BF2D

monochromatic

#27165C #3C218D #512DBF #7353D6 #9B84E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#512DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#512DBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DBF

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DBF	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.210 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bd4',
    500: '#512dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dbf;
$custom-light: #8e6bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.795,
    "s": 61.864,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44311,
    "c": 0.21012,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DBF

secondary

#B8CB7C

accent

#E543BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DBF

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

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