#512FB1#512FB1

#512FB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.192 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB1
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 177)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.2%, 73.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 47.57, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 79.47, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.23% 0.0575 -0.1831)
OKLCH	oklch(43.23% 0.192 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3433, 6.9561, 42.2787)
Luminance	0.0696 (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

#512FB1 #8FB12F

analogous

#2F4EB1 #512FB1 #922FB1

triadic

#512FB1 #B1512F #2FB151

tetradic

#512FB1 #B12F4E #8FB12F #2FB192

square

#512FB1 #B12F4E #8FB12F #2FB192

split-complementary

#512FB1 #B1922F #4EB12F

monochromatic

#251550 #3B2281 #512FB1 #6F4DD0 #977EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#512FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#512FB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB1

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB1	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29526D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.192 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bc9',
    500: '#512fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb1;
$custom-light: #8c6bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.692,
    "s": 58.036,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43233,
    "c": 0.19186,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB1

secondary

#B1C576

accent

#E147B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB1

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

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