#513B71#513B71

#513B71 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.091 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513B71
RGB	rgb(81, 59, 113)
HSL	hsl(264, 31%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(264, 48%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.59, 22.05, -27.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.59, 35.45, 308.47°)
OKLab	oklab(40.2% 0.0471 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(40.2% 0.091 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.9373, 6.0695, 16.3730)
Luminance	0.0607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513B71 #5B713B

analogous

#3B4071 #513B71 #6C3B71

triadic

#513B71 #71513B #3B7151

tetradic

#513B71 #713B40 #5B713B #3B716C

square

#513B71 #713B40 #5B713B #3B716C

split-complementary

#513B71 #716C3B #40713B

monochromatic

#171121 #342649 #513B71 #6E5099 #8D71B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.49

#513B71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#513B71 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513B71

9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513B71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513B71	1.00	9.49	2.21	9.49
#FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4573

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#314570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513b71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 59, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.091 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83719a',
    500: '#513b71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513b71;
$custom-light: #83719a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513b71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.444,
    "s": 31.395,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40196,
    "c": 0.09091,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513B71

secondary

#899F69

accent

#C8609D

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #513B71

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

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