#512F9E#512F9E

#512F9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.169 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512F9E
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 158)
HSL	hsl(258, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(258, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 70.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.04, 42.09, -54.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.04, 69.22, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.53% 0.0614 -0.1575)
OKLCH	oklch(41.53% 0.169 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5797, 6.2506, 32.9902)
Luminance	0.0625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.61

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512F9E #7C9E2F

analogous

#2F459E #512F9E #882F9E

triadic

#512F9E #9E512F #2F9E51

tetradic

#512F9E #9E2F45 #7C9E2F #2F9E88

square

#512F9E #9E2F45 #7C9E2F #2F9E88

split-complementary

#512F9E #9E882F #459E2F

monochromatic

#211340 #39216F #512F9E #6C43C7 #9172D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.33

#512F9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#512F9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512F9E

9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512F9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512F9E	1.00	9.33	2.25	9.33
#FFFFFF	9.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512f9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.169 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896abc',
    500: '#512f9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512f9e;
$custom-light: #896abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512f9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.378,
    "s": 54.146,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41532,
    "c": 0.16908,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512F9E

secondary

#A4BD6C

accent

#DE4AB0

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512F9E

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

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