#512FB2#512FB2

#512FB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.193 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB2
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 178)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 73.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 47.86, -64.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 80.00, 306.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.0572 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.193 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4433, 6.9961, 42.8056)
Luminance	0.0700 (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

#512FB2 #90B22F

analogous

#2F4EB2 #512FB2 #932FB2

triadic

#512FB2 #B2512F #2FB251

tetradic

#512FB2 #B22F4E #90B22F #2FB293

square

#512FB2 #B22F4E #90B22F #2FB293

split-complementary

#512FB2 #B2932F #4EB22F

monochromatic

#251551 #3B2282 #512FB2 #704ED0 #977EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#512FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#512FB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB2

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB2	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.193 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bca',
    500: '#512fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb2;
$custom-light: #8c6bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.573,
    "s": 58.222,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43326,
    "c": 0.19305,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB2

secondary

#B1C677

accent

#E146B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB2

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

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