#512EAA#512EAA

#512EAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.185 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EAA
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 170)
HSL	hsl(257, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.89, 46.07, -60.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.89, 76.29, 307.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.46% 0.0599 -0.1747)
OKLCH	oklch(42.46% 0.185 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6239, 6.6051, 38.6848)
Luminance	0.0661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.97

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512EAA #87AA2E

analogous

#2E49AA #512EAA #8F2EAA

triadic

#512EAA #AA512E #2EAA51

tetradic

#512EAA #AA2E49 #87AA2E #2EAA8F

square

#512EAA #AA2E49 #87AA2E #2EAA8F

split-complementary

#512EAA #AA8F2E #49AA2E

monochromatic

#23144A #3A217A #512EAA #6D48CD #9478DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#512EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#512EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EAA

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EAA	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#304F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.185 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ac4',
    500: '#512eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eaa;
$custom-light: #8b6ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.935,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42462,
    "c": 0.18469,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EAA

secondary

#ACC371

accent

#E147B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EAA

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

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