#512EC1#512EC1

#512EC1 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.211 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EC1
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 193)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 76.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.03, 52.66, -70.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.03, 88.36, 306.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% 0.0542 -0.2044)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.211 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9930, 7.5527, 51.1622)
Luminance	0.0755 (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

#512EC1 #9EC12E

analogous

#2E54C1 #512EC1 #9B2EC1

triadic

#512EC1 #C1512E #2EC151

tetradic

#512EC1 #C12E54 #9EC12E #2EC19B

square

#512EC1 #C12E54 #9EC12E #2EC19B

split-complementary

#512EC1 #C19B2E #54C12E

monochromatic

#28165E #3C2290 #512EC1 #7456D7 #9D87E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#512EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#512EC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EC1

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EC1	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#125876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.211 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd5',
    500: '#512ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ec1;
$custom-light: #8f6bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.286,
    "s": 61.506,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44623,
    "c": 0.21145,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EC1

secondary

#BACC7F

accent

#E543BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EC1

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

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