#512E9D#512E9D

#512E9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.169 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E9D
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.4%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.76, 42.34, -54.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.76, 69.26, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(41.31% 0.0626 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(41.31% 0.169 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.4544, 6.1373, 32.5255)
Luminance	0.0614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.86

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E9D #7A9D2E

analogous

#2E429D #512E9D #892E9D

triadic

#512E9D #9D512E #2E9D51

tetradic

#512E9D #9D2E42 #7A9D2E #2E9D89

square

#512E9D #9D2E42 #7A9D2E #2E9D89

split-complementary

#512E9D #9D892E #429D2E

monochromatic

#20123E #39206E #512E9D #6B41C7 #9070D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#512E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#512E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E9D

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E9D	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#394A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.169 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896abb',
    500: '#512e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e9d;
$custom-light: #896abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.919,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41306,
    "c": 0.1691,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E9D

secondary

#A3BD6A

accent

#DE4AAF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E9D

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

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