#512EC2#512EC2

#512EC2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.213 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EC2
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 194)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 76.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 52.95, -71.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 88.87, 306.57°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.0539 -0.2056)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.213 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1050, 7.5975, 51.7517)
Luminance	0.0760 (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

#512EC2 #9FC22E

analogous

#2E55C2 #512EC2 #9B2EC2

triadic

#512EC2 #C2512E #2EC251

tetradic

#512EC2 #C22E55 #9FC22E #2EC29B

square

#512EC2 #C22E55 #9FC22E #2EC29B

split-complementary

#512EC2 #C29B2E #55C22E

monochromatic

#28175F #3C2291 #512EC2 #7556D7 #9D88E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#512EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#512EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EC2

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EC2	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.213 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd6',
    500: '#512ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ec2;
$custom-light: #8f6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.189,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4472,
    "c": 0.21259,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EC2

secondary

#BACC7F

accent

#E543BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EC2

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

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