#512EC3#512EC3

#512EC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.214 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EC3
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 195)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 76.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.23, 53.23, -71.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.23, 89.38, 306.55°)
OKLab	oklab(44.82% 0.0536 -0.2069)
OKLCH	oklch(44.82% 0.214 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2176, 7.6426, 52.3451)
Luminance	0.0764 (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

#512EC3 #A0C32E

analogous

#2E55C3 #512EC3 #9C2EC3

triadic

#512EC3 #C3512E #2EC351

tetradic

#512EC3 #C32E55 #A0C32E #2EC39C

square

#512EC3 #C32E55 #A0C32E #2EC39C

split-complementary

#512EC3 #C39C2E #55C32E

monochromatic

#281760 #3C2291 #512EC3 #7557D7 #9E88E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#512EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#512EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EC3

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EC3	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C5977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.214 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd6',
    500: '#512ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ec3;
$custom-light: #8f6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.094,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44817,
    "c": 0.21373,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EC3

secondary

#BBCD80

accent

#E543BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EC3

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

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