#512FB3#512FB3

#512FB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.194 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB3
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 179)
HSL	hsl(255, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 48.15, -64.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 80.53, 306.72°)
OKLab	oklab(43.42% 0.057 -0.1857)
OKLCH	oklch(43.42% 0.194 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5441, 7.0364, 43.3363)
Luminance	0.0704 (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

#512FB3 #91B32F

analogous

#2F4FB3 #512FB3 #932FB3

triadic

#512FB3 #B3512F #2FB351

tetradic

#512FB3 #B32F4F #91B32F #2FB393

square

#512FB3 #B32F4F #91B32F #2FB393

split-complementary

#512FB3 #B3932F #4FB32F

monochromatic

#251652 #3B2283 #512FB3 #704FD1 #977FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#512FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#512FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB3

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB3	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.194 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bcb',
    500: '#512fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb3;
$custom-light: #8c6bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.455,
    "s": 58.407,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43418,
    "c": 0.19422,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB3

secondary

#B2C678

accent

#E246BA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB3

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

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