#513BAF#513BAF

#513BAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.175 H 285.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513BAF
RGB	rgb(81, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 40.38, -58.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 71.36, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.77% 0.0471 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(44.77% 0.175 285.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6928, 7.9717, 41.4190)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513BAF #99AF3B

analogous

#3B5FAF #513BAF #8B3BAF

triadic

#513BAF #AF513B #3BAF51

tetradic

#513BAF #AF3B5F #99AF3B #3BAF8B

square

#513BAF #AF3B5F #99AF3B #3BAF8B

split-complementary

#513BAF #AF8B3B #5FAF3B

monochromatic

#271C53 #3C2C81 #513BAF #735EC9 #9B8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#513BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#513BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513BAF

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513BAF	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.175 285.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c8',
    500: '#513baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513baf;
$custom-light: #8b72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.379,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44765,
    "c": 0.1754,
    "h": 285.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513BAF

secondary

#B7C383

accent

#D94FBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513BAF

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

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