#512FB4#512FB4

#512FB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.195 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB4
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 180)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 73.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, 48.44, -64.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 81.06, 306.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.51% 0.0568 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(43.51% 0.195 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6456, 7.0770, 43.8708)
Luminance	0.0708 (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

#512FB4 #92B42F

analogous

#2F50B4 #512FB4 #932FB4

triadic

#512FB4 #B4512F #2FB451

tetradic

#512FB4 #B42F50 #92B42F #2FB493

square

#512FB4 #B42F50 #92B42F #2FB493

split-complementary

#512FB4 #B4932F #50B42F

monochromatic

#251653 #3B2283 #512FB4 #704FD1 #9880DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#512FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#512FB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB4

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB4	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.195 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6bcc',
    500: '#512fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb4;
$custom-light: #8c6bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.338,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43511,
    "c": 0.1954,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB4

secondary

#B3C778

accent

#E246BA

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB4

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

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