#512EB8#512EB8

#512EB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.201 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EB8
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(255, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.18, 50.09, -67.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.18, 83.69, 306.76°)
OKLab	oklab(43.76% 0.0565 -0.193)
OKLCH	oklch(43.76% 0.201 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0195, 7.1633, 46.0347)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 3.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512EB8 #95B82E

analogous

#2E50B8 #512EB8 #962EB8

triadic

#512EB8 #B8512E #2EB851

tetradic

#512EB8 #B82E50 #95B82E #2EB896

square

#512EB8 #B82E50 #95B82E #2EB896

split-complementary

#512EB8 #B8962E #50B82E

monochromatic

#261656 #3B2287 #512EB8 #7150D3 #9981DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#512EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#512EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EB8

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EB8	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.201 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bce',
    500: '#512eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eb8;
$custom-light: #8d6bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.217,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43762,
    "c": 0.20109,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EB8

secondary

#B4C879

accent

#E345BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EB8

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

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