#512EB9#512EB9

#512EB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.202 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EB9
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(255, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.27, 50.38, -67.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.27, 84.21, 306.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% 0.0563 -0.1943)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0.202 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1247, 7.2054, 46.5887)
Luminance	0.0721 (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

#512EB9 #96B92E

analogous

#2E50B9 #512EB9 #962EB9

triadic

#512EB9 #B9512E #2EB951

tetradic

#512EB9 #B92E50 #96B92E #2EB996

square

#512EB9 #B92E50 #96B92E #2EB996

split-complementary

#512EB9 #B9962E #50B92E

monochromatic

#261657 #3C2288 #512EB9 #7251D4 #9982E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#512EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#512EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EB9

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EB9	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.202 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bcf',
    500: '#512eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eb9;
$custom-light: #8d6bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.108,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43856,
    "c": 0.20225,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EB9

secondary

#B5C97A

accent

#E344BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EB9

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

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