#512FB7#512FB7

#512FB7 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.199 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB7
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 183)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 49.30, -66.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 82.64, 306.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.79% 0.056 -0.1909)
OKLCH	oklch(43.79% 0.199 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9545, 7.2005, 45.4978)
Luminance	0.0720 (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

#512FB7 #95B72F

analogous

#2F51B7 #512FB7 #952FB7

triadic

#512FB7 #B7512F #2FB751

tetradic

#512FB7 #B72F51 #95B72F #2FB795

square

#512FB7 #B72F51 #95B72F #2FB795

split-complementary

#512FB7 #B7952F #51B72F

monochromatic

#261656 #3B2286 #512FB7 #7151D2 #9982DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#512FB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#512FB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB7

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB7	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.199 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bce',
    500: '#512fb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb7;
$custom-light: #8d6bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 59.13,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43792,
    "c": 0.19891,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB7

secondary

#B4C87A

accent

#E245BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB7

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

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