#512DE2#512DE2

#512DE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.249 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512DE2
RGB	rgb(81, 45, 226)
HSL	hsl(252, 76%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 80%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 80.1%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 62.40, -84.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 105.31, 306.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.0453 -0.2449)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.249 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0548, 9.1157, 72.7448)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512DE2 #BEE22D

analogous

#2D63E2 #512DE2 #AC2DE2

triadic

#512DE2 #E2512D #2DE251

tetradic

#512DE2 #E22D63 #BEE22D #2DE2AC

square

#512DE2 #E22D63 #BEE22D #2DE2AC

split-complementary

#512DE2 #E2AC2D #63E22D

monochromatic

#281283 #3919B8 #512DE2 #7E63E9 #AA99F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#512DE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#512DE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512DE2

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512DE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512DE2	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512de2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 45, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.249 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#946ded',
    500: '#512de2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512de2;
$custom-light: #946ded;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512de2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.934,
    "s": 75.732,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47821,
    "c": 0.24901,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512DE2

secondary

#CDDC8E

accent

#F235CD

background

#FAF6FE

surface

#F3ECFD

border

#CDC7D5

text

#0F0716

muted

#7F7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #512DE2

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

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