#512EBC#512EBC

#512EBC is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.206 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EBC
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 188)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 75.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 51.23, -68.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 85.77, 306.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.14% 0.0555 -0.1981)
OKLCH	oklch(44.14% 0.206 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4447, 7.3334, 48.2742)
Luminance	0.0733 (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

#512EBC #99BC2E

analogous

#2E52BC #512EBC #982EBC

triadic

#512EBC #BC512E #2EBC51

tetradic

#512EBC #BC2E52 #99BC2E #2EBC98

square

#512EBC #BC2E52 #99BC2E #2EBC98

split-complementary

#512EBC #BC982E #52BC2E

monochromatic

#27165A #3C228B #512EBC #7352D5 #9B84E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#512EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#512EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EBC

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EBC	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.206 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bd1',
    500: '#512ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ebc;
$custom-light: #8e6bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.789,
    "s": 60.684,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44142,
    "c": 0.20571,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EBC

secondary

#B7CA7C

accent

#E444BC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EBC

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

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