#512FAB#512FAB

#512FAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.185 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FAB
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 171)
HSL	hsl(256, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 72.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, 45.84, -60.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 76.27, 306.94°)
OKLab	oklab(42.69% 0.0588 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(42.69% 0.185 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7584, 6.7221, 39.1981)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512FAB #89AB2F

analogous

#2F4BAB #512FAB #8F2FAB

triadic

#512FAB #AB512F #2FAB51

tetradic

#512FAB #AB2F4B #89AB2F #2FAB8F

square

#512FAB #AB2F4B #89AB2F #2FAB8F

split-complementary

#512FAB #AB8F2F #4BAB2F

monochromatic

#24154B #3A227B #512FAB #6E4ACD #947ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#512FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#512FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FAB

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FAB	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.185 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bc5',
    500: '#512fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fab;
$custom-light: #8b6bc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.452,
    "s": 56.881,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42685,
    "c": 0.18476,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FAB

secondary

#ADC373

accent

#E048B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FAB

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

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