#512FB8#512FB8

#512FB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.200 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB8
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 74.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.35, 49.59, -66.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.35, 83.16, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% 0.0558 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.2 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0590, 7.2423, 46.0479)
Luminance	0.0724 (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

#512FB8 #96B82F

analogous

#2F51B8 #512FB8 #962FB8

triadic

#512FB8 #B8512F #2FB851

tetradic

#512FB8 #B82F51 #96B82F #2FB896

square

#512FB8 #B82F51 #96B82F #2FB896

split-complementary

#512FB8 #B8962F #51B82F

monochromatic

#261657 #3C2387 #512FB8 #7252D3 #9982DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#512FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#512FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB8

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB8	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.200 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bce',
    500: '#512fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb8;
$custom-light: #8d6bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.891,
    "s": 59.307,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43886,
    "c": 0.20007,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB8

secondary

#B5C87B

accent

#E245BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB8

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

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