#512EA5#512EA5

#512EA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.179 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EA5
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(258, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(258, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.45, 44.63, -58.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.45, 73.60, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.061 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.179 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1599, 6.4195, 36.2411)
Luminance	0.0642 (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

#512EA5 #82A52E

analogous

#2E47A5 #512EA5 #8D2EA5

triadic

#512EA5 #A5512E #2EA551

tetradic

#512EA5 #A52E47 #82A52E #2EA58D

square

#512EA5 #A52E47 #82A52E #2EA58D

split-complementary

#512EA5 #A58D2E #47A52E

monochromatic

#221345 #3A2175 #512EA5 #6C45CB #9275D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#512EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#512EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EA5

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EA5	1.00	9.19	2.28	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.179 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ac1',
    500: '#512ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ea5;
$custom-light: #8a6ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42011,
    "c": 0.17873,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EA5

secondary

#A8C06F

accent

#E048B3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EA5

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

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