#512EAC#512EAC

#512EAC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.187 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EAC
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 172)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.07, 46.65, -61.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.07, 77.36, 307.08°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.0594 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.187 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8145, 6.6813, 39.6888)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512EAC #89AC2E

analogous

#2E4AAC #512EAC #902EAC

triadic

#512EAC #AC512E #2EAC51

tetradic

#512EAC #AC2E4A #89AC2E #2EAC90

square

#512EAC #AC2E4A #89AC2E #2EAC90

split-complementary

#512EAC #AC902E #4AAC2E

monochromatic

#24144B #3A217C #512EAC #6E49CE #9479DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#512EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#512EAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EAC

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EAC	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.187 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ac6',
    500: '#512eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eac;
$custom-light: #8b6ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.667,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42644,
    "c": 0.18706,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EAC

secondary

#ADC372

accent

#E147B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EAC

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

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