#512EA0#512EA0

#512EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.173 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EA0
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(258, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(258, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.01, 43.20, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.01, 70.89, 307.54°)
OKLab	oklab(41.57% 0.062 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(41.57% 0.173 291)
XYZ	xyz(10.7137, 6.2410, 33.8910)
Luminance	0.0624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.46

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512EA0 #7DA02E

analogous

#2E44A0 #512EA0 #8A2EA0

triadic

#512EA0 #A0512E #2EA051

tetradic

#512EA0 #A02E44 #7DA02E #2EA08A

square

#512EA0 #A02E44 #7DA02E #2EA08A

split-complementary

#512EA0 #A08A2E #44A02E

monochromatic

#211341 #392070 #512EA0 #6C42C9 #9172D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.34

#512EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#512EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EA0

9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EA0	1.00	9.34	2.25	9.34
#FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.173 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896abd',
    500: '#512ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ea0;
$custom-light: #896abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.421,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41568,
    "c": 0.17273,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.06241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EA0

secondary

#A5BE6C

accent

#DF49B1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EA0

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

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