#512DC2#512DC2

#512DC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.214 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DC2
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 194)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.96, 53.43, -71.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.96, 89.38, 306.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.0546 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.214 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0664, 7.5203, 51.7388)
Luminance	0.0752 (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

#512DC2 #9EC22D

analogous

#2D53C2 #512DC2 #9C2DC2

triadic

#512DC2 #C2512D #2DC251

tetradic

#512DC2 #C22D53 #9EC22D #2DC29C

square

#512DC2 #C22D53 #9EC22D #2DC29C

split-complementary

#512DC2 #C29C2D #53C22D

monochromatic

#28165F #3C2190 #512DC2 #7455D7 #9D86E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#512DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#512DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DC2

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DC2	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F5876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.214 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd6',
    500: '#512dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dc2;
$custom-light: #8f6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.497,
    "s": 62.343,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44603,
    "c": 0.21352,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DC2

secondary

#BACD7E

accent

#E542BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DC2

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

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