#512EAE#512EAE

#512EAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.189 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EAE
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.25, 47.22, -62.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.25, 78.42, 307.02°)
OKLab	oklab(42.83% 0.059 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(42.83% 0.189 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0081, 6.7587, 40.7080)
Luminance	0.0676 (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

#512EAE #8BAE2E

analogous

#2E4BAE #512EAE #912EAE

triadic

#512EAE #AE512E #2EAE51

tetradic

#512EAE #AE2E4B #8BAE2E #2EAE91

square

#512EAE #AE2E4B #8BAE2E #2EAE91

split-complementary

#512EAE #AE912E #4BAE2E

monochromatic

#24144D #3A217E #512EAE #6E4ACF #957ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#512EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#512EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EAE

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EAE	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.189 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac7',
    500: '#512eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eae;
$custom-light: #8c6ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.406,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42828,
    "c": 0.18941,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EAE

secondary

#AEC474

accent

#E146B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EAE

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

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