#512FBF#512FBF

#512FBF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.208 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512FBF
RGB	rgb(81, 47, 191)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(254, 75%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 75.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.01, 51.60, -69.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.01, 86.81, 306.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.55% 0.054 -0.2011)
OKLCH	oklch(44.55% 0.208 285)
XYZ	xyz(13.8110, 7.5431, 50.0083)
Luminance	0.0754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512FBF #9DBF2F

analogous

#2F55BF #512FBF #992FBF

triadic

#512FBF #BF512F #2FBF51

tetradic

#512FBF #BF2F55 #9DBF2F #2FBF99

square

#512FBF #BF2F55 #9DBF2F #2FBF99

split-complementary

#512FBF #BF992F #55BF2F

monochromatic

#27175D #3C238E #512FBF #7456D5 #9C87E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#512FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#512FBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512FBF

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512FBF	1.00	8.37	2.51	8.37
#FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 47, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.208 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6cd4',
    500: '#512fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512fbf;
$custom-light: #8e6cd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.167,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4455,
    "c": 0.20819,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.07544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512FBF

secondary

#B9CB7F

accent

#E444BE

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #512FBF

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

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