#512EB2#512EB2

#512EB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.194 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EB2
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.62, 48.37, -64.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.62, 80.54, 306.91°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% 0.058 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.194 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4038, 6.9170, 42.7924)
Luminance	0.0692 (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

#512EB2 #8FB22E

analogous

#2E4DB2 #512EB2 #932EB2

triadic

#512EB2 #B2512E #2EB251

tetradic

#512EB2 #B22E4D #8FB22E #2EB293

square

#512EB2 #B22E4D #8FB22E #2EB293

split-complementary

#512EB2 #B2932E #4DB22E

monochromatic

#251551 #3B2181 #512EB2 #6F4CD1 #977DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#512EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#512EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EB2

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EB2	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.194 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6aca',
    500: '#512eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eb2;
$custom-light: #8c6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.909,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43198,
    "c": 0.1941,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EB2

secondary

#B1C676

accent

#E246B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EB2

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

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