#512FB6#512FB6

#512FB6 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.198 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB6
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 182)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 49.01, -65.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 82.11, 306.65°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% 0.0563 -0.1896)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.198 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8508, 7.1591, 44.9516)
Luminance	0.0716 (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

#512FB6 #94B62F

analogous

#2F51B6 #512FB6 #942FB6

triadic

#512FB6 #B6512F #2FB651

tetradic

#512FB6 #B62F51 #94B62F #2FB694

square

#512FB6 #B62F51 #94B62F #2FB694

split-complementary

#512FB6 #B6942F #51B62F

monochromatic

#261655 #3B2285 #512FB6 #7150D2 #9881DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#512FB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#512FB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB6

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB6	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.198 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bcd',
    500: '#512fb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb6;
$custom-light: #8d6bcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.111,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43698,
    "c": 0.19775,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB6

secondary

#B4C779

accent

#E246BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB6

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

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