#512DC4#512DC4

#512DC4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.216 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DC4
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 196)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 77%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.16, 53.99, -72.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.16, 90.40, 306.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.8% 0.054 -0.2089)
OKLCH	oklch(44.8% 0.216 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2925, 7.6107, 52.9297)
Luminance	0.0761 (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

#512DC4 #A0C42D

analogous

#2D54C4 #512DC4 #9D2DC4

triadic

#512DC4 #C4512D #2DC451

tetradic

#512DC4 #C42D54 #A0C42D #2DC49D

square

#512DC4 #C42D54 #A0C42D #2DC49D

split-complementary

#512DC4 #C49D2D #54C42D

monochromatic

#281660 #3C2292 #512DC4 #7556D8 #9E88E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#512DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#512DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DC4

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DC4	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#095978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.216 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd7',
    500: '#512dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dc4;
$custom-light: #8f6bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.305,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44798,
    "c": 0.21579,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DC4

secondary

#BBCD80

accent

#E642BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DC4

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

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