#512DC8#512DC8

#512DC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.220 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DC8
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 200)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 77.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.55, 55.12, -74.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.55, 92.43, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% 0.0529 -0.2139)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.22 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7538, 7.7953, 55.3596)
Luminance	0.0780 (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

#512DC8 #A4C82D

analogous

#2D57C8 #512DC8 #9E2DC8

triadic

#512DC8 #C8512D #2DC851

tetradic

#512DC8 #C82D57 #A4C82D #2DC89E

square

#512DC8 #C82D57 #A4C82D #2DC89E

split-complementary

#512DC8 #C89E2D #57C82D

monochromatic

#291764 #3D2296 #512DC8 #7759DA #A08BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#512DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#512DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DC8

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DC8	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.220 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bda',
    500: '#512dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512dc8;
$custom-light: #906bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.935,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45192,
    "c": 0.22031,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DC8

secondary

#BDCF82

accent

#E641C0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DC8

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

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