#512EA3#512EA3

#512EA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.176 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EA3
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 163)
HSL	hsl(258, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(258, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, 44.06, -57.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 72.52, 307.41°)
OKLab	oklab(41.83% 0.0614 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(41.83% 0.176 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.9793, 6.3472, 35.2899)
Luminance	0.0635 (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

#512EA3 #80A32E

analogous

#2E45A3 #512EA3 #8B2EA3

triadic

#512EA3 #A3512E #2EA351

tetradic

#512EA3 #A32E45 #80A32E #2EA38B

square

#512EA3 #A32E45 #80A32E #2EA38B

split-complementary

#512EA3 #A38B2E #45A32E

monochromatic

#221344 #392173 #512EA3 #6C44CA #9274D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#512EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#512EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EA3

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EA3	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.176 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6abf',
    500: '#512ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ea3;
$custom-light: #8a6abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.949,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41833,
    "c": 0.17633,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EA3

secondary

#A7BF6D

accent

#DF49B2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EA3

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

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