#513AB2#513AB2

#513AB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.180 H 285.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513AB2
RGB	rgb(81, 58, 178)
HSL	hsl(252, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(252, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, 41.87, -60.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 73.63, 304.66°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% 0.0477 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.18 285.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.9399, 7.9891, 42.9711)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.28

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513AB2 #9BB23A

analogous

#3A5FB2 #513AB2 #8D3AB2

triadic

#513AB2 #B2513A #3AB251

tetradic

#513AB2 #B23A5F #9BB23A #3AB28D

square

#513AB2 #B23A5F #9BB23A #3AB28D

split-complementary

#513AB2 #B28D3A #5FB23A

monochromatic

#271C56 #3C2B84 #513AB2 #735FCB #9B8DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#513AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#513AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513AB2

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513AB2	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 58, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.180 285.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72ca',
    500: '#513ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513ab2;
$custom-light: #8b72ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.5,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44868,
    "c": 0.18044,
    "h": 285.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513AB2

secondary

#B8C483

accent

#DA4DBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513AB2

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

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