#512DC3#512DC3

#512DC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.215 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DC3
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 195)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 76.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.06, 53.71, -72.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.06, 89.89, 306.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% 0.0543 -0.2077)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.215 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1790, 7.5653, 52.3323)
Luminance	0.0757 (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

#512DC3 #9FC32D

analogous

#2D54C3 #512DC3 #9C2DC3

triadic

#512DC3 #C3512D #2DC351

tetradic

#512DC3 #C32D54 #9FC32D #2DC39C

square

#512DC3 #C32D54 #9FC32D #2DC39C

split-complementary

#512DC3 #C39C2D #54C32D

monochromatic

#281660 #3C2291 #512DC3 #7555D8 #9D87E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#512DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#512DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DC3

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DC3	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.215 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd6',
    500: '#512dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dc3;
$custom-light: #8f6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.4,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44701,
    "c": 0.21466,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DC3

secondary

#BACD7F

accent

#E642BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DC3

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

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