#512EC6#512EC6

#512EC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.217 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#512EC6
RGBrgb(81, 46, 198)
HSLhsl(254, 62%, 48%)
HSVhsv(254, 77%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(59.1%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LABlab(33.52, 54.09, -73.08)
CIE-LCHlch(33.52, 90.92, 306.51°)
OKLaboklab(45.11% 0.0528 -0.2106)
OKLCHoklch(45.11% 0.217 284.1)
XYZxyz(14.5602, 7.7796, 54.1495)
Luminance0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#512EC6 #A3C62E
analogous
#2E57C6 #512EC6 #9D2EC6
triadic
#512EC6 #C6512E #2EC651
tetradic
#512EC6 #C62E57 #A3C62E #2EC69D
square
#512EC6 #C62E57 #A3C62E #2EC69D
split-complementary
#512EC6 #C69D2E #57C62E
monochromatic
#281763 #3D2294 #512EC6 #7659D8 #9F8AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22
#512EC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56
#512EC6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EC6
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##512EC6#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##512EC61.008.222.568.22
#FFFFFF8.221.0021.001.00
#0000002.5621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.221.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#015A79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #512ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.217 284.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bd9',
    500: '#512ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #512ec6;
$custom-light: #8f6bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#512ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.816,
    "s": 62.295,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45109,
    "c": 0.21713,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#512EC6
secondary
#BCCE82
accent
#E542C0
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2ECFB
border
#CCC7D4
text
#0E0715
muted
#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EC6

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#512EC6 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva