#512EBF#512EBF

#512EBF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.209 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EBF
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 191)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 75.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.84, 52.09, -70.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.84, 87.33, 306.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.0547 -0.2019)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.209 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7714, 7.4641, 49.9952)
Luminance	0.0746 (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

#512EBF #9CBF2E

analogous

#2E54BF #512EBF #9A2EBF

triadic

#512EBF #BF512E #2EBF51

tetradic

#512EBF #BF2E54 #9CBF2E #2EBF9A

square

#512EBF #BF2E54 #9CBF2E #2EBF9A

split-complementary

#512EBF #BF9A2E #54BF2E

monochromatic

#27165C #3C228E #512EBF #7454D6 #9C86E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#512EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#512EBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EBF

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EBF	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.209 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bd4',
    500: '#512ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ebf;
$custom-light: #8e6bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.483,
    "s": 61.181,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4443,
    "c": 0.20915,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EBF

secondary

#B8CB7E

accent

#E444BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EBF

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

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