#512EB4#512EB4

#512EB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.196 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EB4
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 48.94, -65.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 81.59, 306.86°)
OKLab	oklab(43.39% 0.0575 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(43.39% 0.196 287)
XYZ	xyz(12.6061, 6.9979, 43.8577)
Luminance	0.0700 (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

#512EB4 #91B42E

analogous

#2E4EB4 #512EB4 #942EB4

triadic

#512EB4 #B4512E #2EB451

tetradic

#512EB4 #B42E4E #91B42E #2EB494

square

#512EB4 #B42E4E #91B42E #2EB494

split-complementary

#512EB4 #B4942E #4EB42E

monochromatic

#251553 #3B2283 #512EB4 #704ED2 #977EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#512EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#512EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EB4

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EB4	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.196 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bcc',
    500: '#512eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eb4;
$custom-light: #8c6bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.672,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43385,
    "c": 0.19644,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.06999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EB4

secondary

#B2C777

accent

#E245B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EB4

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

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