#512FBD#512FBD

#512FBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.206 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FBD
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 189)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 75.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.82, 51.03, -68.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.82, 85.77, 306.51°)
OKLab	oklab(44.36% 0.0545 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(44.36% 0.206 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5924, 7.4557, 48.8571)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512FBD #9BBD2F

analogous

#2F54BD #512FBD #982FBD

triadic

#512FBD #BD512F #2FBD51

tetradic

#512FBD #BD2F54 #9BBD2F #2FBD98

square

#512FBD #BD2F54 #9BBD2F #2FBD98

split-complementary

#512FBD #BD982F #54BD2F

monochromatic

#27175B #3C238C #512FBD #7355D5 #9B86E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#512FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#512FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FBD

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FBD	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.206 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6cd2',
    500: '#512fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fbd;
$custom-light: #8e6cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.366,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44359,
    "c": 0.20588,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FBD

secondary

#B8CA7E

accent

#E344BD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FBD

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

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