#512FA0#512FA0

#512FA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.172 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FA0
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 160)
HSL	hsl(258, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(258, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 70.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.21, 42.66, -55.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.21, 70.32, 307.35°)
OKLab	oklab(41.71% 0.061 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(41.71% 0.172 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.7532, 6.3200, 33.9042)
Luminance	0.0632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.34

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512FA0 #7EA02F

analogous

#2F46A0 #512FA0 #892FA0

triadic

#512FA0 #A0512F #2FA051

tetradic

#512FA0 #A02F46 #7EA02F #2FA089

square

#512FA0 #A02F46 #7EA02F #2FA089

split-complementary

#512FA0 #A0892F #46A02F

monochromatic

#211341 #392171 #512FA0 #6C44C8 #9173D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#512FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#512FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FA0

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FA0	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.172 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896abd',
    500: '#512fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fa0;
$custom-light: #896abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.053,
    "s": 54.589,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41706,
    "c": 0.17152,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FA0

secondary

#A5BE6D

accent

#DE4AB1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FA0

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

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