#513B99#513B99
#513B99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.147 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #513B99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 59, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 44%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 61%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.1%, 61.4%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.21, 33.68, -48.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.21, 58.96, 304.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.98% 0.0491 -0.1383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.98% 0.147 289.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7054, 7.1768, 30.9520) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.12
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.28
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.79
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.95
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.71
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#513B99 #83993B
analogous
#3B5499 #513B99 #803B99
triadic
#513B99 #99513B #3B9951
tetradic
#513B99 #993B54 #83993B #3B9980
square
#513B99 #993B54 #83993B #3B9980
split-complementary
#513B99 #99803B #54993B
monochromatic
#221941 #3A2A6D #513B99 #6D54BD #9280CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#513B99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#513B99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #513B99
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##513B99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##513B99 | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004E9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004A97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3A5164
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #513b99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 59, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.147 289.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8872b8',
500: '#513b99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #513b99; $custom-light: #8872b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#513b99",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 59,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.043,
"s": 44.34,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42977,
"c": 0.1467,
"h": 289.5
},
"luminance": 0.07177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#513B99
secondary
#A9B878
accent
#D454B6
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0811
muted
#7D7B80