#512FBE#512FBE

#512FBE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.207 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FBE
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 190)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 75%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 75.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 51.32, -69.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 86.29, 306.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.46% 0.0543 -0.1998)
OKLCH	oklch(44.46% 0.207 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7013, 7.4992, 49.4307)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512FBE #9CBE2F

analogous

#2F54BE #512FBE #992FBE

triadic

#512FBE #BE512F #2FBE51

tetradic

#512FBE #BE2F54 #9CBE2F #2FBE99

square

#512FBE #BE2F54 #9CBE2F #2FBE99

split-complementary

#512FBE #BE992F #54BE2F

monochromatic

#27175C #3C238D #512FBE #7455D5 #9C86E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#512FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#512FBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FBE

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FBE	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#185775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.207 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6cd3',
    500: '#512fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fbe;
$custom-light: #8e6cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.266,
    "s": 60.338,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44455,
    "c": 0.20703,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FBE

secondary

#B8CB7E

accent

#E344BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FBE

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

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