#512EC4#512EC4

#512EC4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.215 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EC4
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 196)
HSL	hsl(254, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 53.52, -72.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 89.90, 306.54°)
OKLab	oklab(44.91% 0.0534 -0.2081)
OKLCH	oklch(44.91% 0.215 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3311, 7.6879, 52.9426)
Luminance	0.0769 (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

#512EC4 #A1C42E

analogous

#2E56C4 #512EC4 #9C2EC4

triadic

#512EC4 #C4512E #2EC451

tetradic

#512EC4 #C42E56 #A1C42E #2EC49C

square

#512EC4 #C42E56 #A1C42E #2EC49C

split-complementary

#512EC4 #C49C2E #56C42E

monochromatic

#281761 #3D2292 #512EC4 #7558D8 #9E89E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#512EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#512EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EC4

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EC4	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#085978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.215 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd7',
    500: '#512ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ec4;
$custom-light: #8f6bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44914,
    "c": 0.21486,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EC4

secondary

#BBCD81

accent

#E543BF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EC4

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

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