#512F9B#512F9B

#512F9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.165 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F9B
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 155)
HSL	hsl(259, 53%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(259, 70%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.78, 41.22, -53.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.78, 67.57, 307.59°)
OKLab	oklab(41.27% 0.0619 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(41.27% 0.165 292)
XYZ	xyz(10.3246, 6.1486, 31.6468)
Luminance	0.0615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.03

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F9B #799B2F

analogous

#2F439B #512F9B #872F9B

triadic

#512F9B #9B512F #2F9B51

tetradic

#512F9B #9B2F43 #799B2F #2F9B87

square

#512F9B #9B2F43 #799B2F #2F9B87

split-complementary

#512F9B #9B872F #439B2F

monochromatic

#20133D #38216C #512F9B #6B42C6 #9071D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#512F9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#512F9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F9B

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F9B	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A4A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.165 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896ab9',
    500: '#512f9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f9b;
$custom-light: #896ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.889,
    "s": 53.465,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41274,
    "c": 0.16542,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.06149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F9B

secondary

#A2BB6A

accent

#DD4BAF

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F9B

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

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