#512EC9#512EC9

#512EC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.221 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EC9
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 201)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(254, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 77.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.81, 54.94, -74.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.81, 92.44, 306.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.052 -0.2143)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.221 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9097, 7.9194, 55.9899)
Luminance	0.0792 (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

#512EC9 #A6C92E

analogous

#2E59C9 #512EC9 #9E2EC9

triadic

#512EC9 #C9512E #2EC951

tetradic

#512EC9 #C92E59 #A6C92E #2EC99E

square

#512EC9 #C92E59 #A6C92E #2EC99E

split-complementary

#512EC9 #C99E2E #59C92E

monochromatic

#291765 #3D2397 #512EC9 #775BD9 #A18DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#512EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#512EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EC9

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EC9	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.221 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906cdb',
    500: '#512ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ec9;
$custom-light: #906cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.548,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45404,
    "c": 0.22053,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EC9

secondary

#BECF84

accent

#E642C1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EC9

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

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