#512FB9#512FB9

#512FB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.201 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FB9
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 185)
HSL	hsl(255, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(255, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, 49.88, -67.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 83.68, 306.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.98% 0.0555 -0.1934)
OKLCH	oklch(43.98% 0.201 286)
XYZ	xyz(13.1642, 7.2844, 46.6019)
Luminance	0.0728 (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

#512FB9 #97B92F

analogous

#2F52B9 #512FB9 #962FB9

triadic

#512FB9 #B9512F #2FB951

tetradic

#512FB9 #B92F52 #97B92F #2FB996

square

#512FB9 #B92F52 #97B92F #2FB996

split-complementary

#512FB9 #B9962F #52B92F

monochromatic

#261657 #3C2388 #512FB9 #7252D3 #9A83DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#512FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#512FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FB9

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FB9	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.201 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6bcf',
    500: '#512fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fb9;
$custom-light: #8d6bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.783,
    "s": 59.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4398,
    "c": 0.20124,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.07285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FB9

secondary

#B6C97B

accent

#E345BC

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FB9

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

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