#512EBA#512EBA

#512EBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.203 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EBA
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 186)
HSL	hsl(255, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, 50.66, -67.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 84.73, 306.72°)
OKLab	oklab(43.95% 0.056 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(43.95% 0.203 286)
XYZ	xyz(13.2306, 7.2477, 47.1466)
Luminance	0.0725 (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

#512EBA #97BA2E

analogous

#2E51BA #512EBA #972EBA

triadic

#512EBA #BA512E #2EBA51

tetradic

#512EBA #BA2E51 #97BA2E #2EBA97

square

#512EBA #BA2E51 #97BA2E #2EBA97

split-complementary

#512EBA #BA972E #51BA2E

monochromatic

#261658 #3C2289 #512EBA #7251D4 #9A82E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#512EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#512EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EBA

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EBA	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.203 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bd0',
    500: '#512eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512eba;
$custom-light: #8d6bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 60.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43951,
    "c": 0.20341,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.07248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EBA

secondary

#B6C97B

accent

#E344BC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EBA

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

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