#512FAA#512FAA
#512FAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.184 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #512FAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 47, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 72%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 72.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.08, 45.55, -60.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.08, 75.73, 306.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.59% 0.059 -0.1738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.59% 0.184 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6634, 6.6841, 38.6980) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.09
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.15
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.15
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.28
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.38
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#512FAA #88AA2F
analogous
#2F4BAA #512FAA #8E2FAA
triadic
#512FAA #AA512F #2FAA51
tetradic
#512FAA #AA2F4B #88AA2F #2FAA8E
square
#512FAA #AA2F4B #88AA2F #2FAA8E
split-complementary
#512FAA #AA8E2F #4BAA2F
monochromatic
#23144A #3A227A #512FAA #6E49CD #9479DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#512FAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#512FAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #512FAA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##512FAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##512FAA | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#305069
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #512faa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.184 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b6bc4',
500: '#512faa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #512faa; $custom-light: #8b6bc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#512faa",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 47,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.585,
"s": 56.682,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42594,
"c": 0.18357,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.06685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#512FAA
secondary
#ACC272
accent
#E048B6
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7E7A82