#5138BD#5138BD

#5138BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.196 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5138BD
RGB	rgb(81, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(251, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 46.32, -66.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 80.79, 304.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% 0.0476 -0.1905)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.196 284)
XYZ	xyz(13.9900, 8.2509, 48.9896)
Luminance	0.0825 (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

#5138BD #A4BD38

analogous

#3861BD #5138BD #9338BD

triadic

#5138BD #BD5138 #38BD51

tetradic

#5138BD #BD3861 #A4BD38 #38BD93

square

#5138BD #BD3861 #A4BD38 #38BD93

split-complementary

#5138BD #BD9338 #61BD38

monochromatic

#291C5F #3D2A8E #5138BD #7762D0 #A091DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#5138BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#5138BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5138BD

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5138BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5138BD	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#185B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5138bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.196 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71d2',
    500: '#5138bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5138bd;
$custom-light: #8d71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5138bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.278,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45548,
    "c": 0.19636,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5138BD

secondary

#BDC987

accent

#DE4AC2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5138BD

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

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