#512EB3#512EB3

#512EB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.195 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EB3
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 48.66, -64.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 81.07, 306.88°)
OKLab	oklab(43.29% 0.0578 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(43.29% 0.195 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5046, 6.9573, 43.3231)
Luminance	0.0696 (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

#512EB3 #90B32E

analogous

#2E4EB3 #512EB3 #942EB3

triadic

#512EB3 #B3512E #2EB351

tetradic

#512EB3 #B32E4E #90B32E #2EB394

square

#512EB3 #B32E4E #90B32E #2EB394

split-complementary

#512EB3 #B3942E #4EB32E

monochromatic

#251552 #3B2182 #512EB3 #704DD1 #977EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#512EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#512EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EB3

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EB3	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.195 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bcb',
    500: '#512eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eb3;
$custom-light: #8c6bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.789,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43291,
    "c": 0.19527,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EB3

secondary

#B1C676

accent

#E246B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EB3

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

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