#512EE3#512EE3

#512EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.249 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512EE3
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 227)
HSL	hsl(252, 76%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(252, 80%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 79.7%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.46, 62.25, -84.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.46, 105.34, 306.22°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0445 -0.2453)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.249 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2311, 9.2479, 73.4824)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512EE3 #C0E32E

analogous

#2E65E3 #512EE3 #AB2EE3

triadic

#512EE3 #E3512E #2EE351

tetradic

#512EE3 #E32E65 #C0E32E #2EE3AB

square

#512EE3 #E32E65 #C0E32E #2EE3AB

split-complementary

#512EE3 #E3AB2E #65E32E

monochromatic

#281285 #3819BB #512EE3 #7E64EA #AB9AF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#512EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#512EE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512EE3

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512EE3	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.249 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#956ded',
    500: '#512ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512ee3;
$custom-light: #956ded;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.602,
    "s": 76.371,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48025,
    "c": 0.24933,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512EE3

secondary

#CEDD90

accent

#F335CE

background

#FAF6FE

surface

#F3ECFD

border

#CDC7D5

text

#0F0717

muted

#7F7A85

Preview Lab

Preview with #512EE3

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

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