#512FAE#512FAE

#512FAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.188 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FAE
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 174)
HSL	hsl(256, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.43, 46.70, -62.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.43, 77.87, 306.85°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% 0.0581 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.188 288)
XYZ	xyz(12.0476, 6.8378, 40.7212)
Luminance	0.0684 (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

#512FAE #8CAE2F

analogous

#2F4CAE #512FAE #902FAE

triadic

#512FAE #AE512F #2FAE51

tetradic

#512FAE #AE2F4C #8CAE2F #2FAE90

square

#512FAE #AE2F4C #8CAE2F #2FAE90

split-complementary

#512FAE #AE902F #4CAE2F

monochromatic

#24154E #3B227E #512FAE #6F4CCF #957CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#512FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#512FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FAE

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FAE	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.188 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bc7',
    500: '#512fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fae;
$custom-light: #8b6bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.063,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42958,
    "c": 0.18832,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.06838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FAE

secondary

#AFC475

accent

#E147B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FAE

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

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