#513B8A#513B8A
#513B8A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.126 H 293.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #513B8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 59, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 40%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 57%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.3%, 57.2%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.14, 29.20, -40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.14, 50.26, 305.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.86% 0.0493 -0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.86% 0.126 293) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5435, 6.7120, 24.8325) |
| Luminance | 0.0671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.30
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.14
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.40
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.36
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.94
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#513B8A #748A3B
analogous
#3B4C8A #513B8A #783B8A
triadic
#513B8A #8A513B #3B8A51
tetradic
#513B8A #8A3B4C #748A3B #3B8A78
square
#513B8A #8A3B4C #748A3B #3B8A78
split-complementary
#513B8A #8A783B #4C8A3B
monochromatic
#1F1634 #38295F #513B8A #6B4FB4 #8F79C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#513B8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#513B8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #513B8A
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##513B8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##513B8A | 1.00 | 8.97 | 2.34 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#134A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#194888
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#424C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #513b8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 59, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.126 293.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8672ad',
500: '#513b8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #513b8a; $custom-light: #8672ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#513b8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 59,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.709,
"s": 40.102,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41856,
"c": 0.12629,
"h": 293
},
"luminance": 0.06712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#513B8A
secondary
#9EAF71
accent
#D058AF
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0ECF4
border
#CBC7CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F