#512EBD#512EBD

#512EBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.207 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EBD
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(255, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(255, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 51.52, -69.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 86.29, 306.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.0552 -0.1993)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.207 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5529, 7.3766, 48.8439)
Luminance	0.0738 (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

#512EBD #9ABD2E

analogous

#2E53BD #512EBD #982EBD

triadic

#512EBD #BD512E #2EBD51

tetradic

#512EBD #BD2E53 #9ABD2E #2EBD98

square

#512EBD #BD2E53 #9ABD2E #2EBD98

split-complementary

#512EBD #BD982E #53BD2E

monochromatic

#27165B #3C228C #512EBD #7353D5 #9B84E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#512EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#512EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EBD

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EBD	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.207 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bd2',
    500: '#512ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ebd;
$custom-light: #8e6bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.685,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44238,
    "c": 0.20686,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EBD

secondary

#B7CA7C

accent

#E444BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EBD

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

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