#513BB0#513BB0

#513BB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.177 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513BB0
RGB	rgb(81, 59, 176)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 66.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 40.69, -59.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 71.91, 304.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.85% 0.047 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(44.85% 0.177 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7914, 8.0112, 41.9382)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513BB0 #9AB03B

analogous

#3B5FB0 #513BB0 #8B3BB0

triadic

#513BB0 #B0513B #3BB051

tetradic

#513BB0 #B03B5F #9AB03B #3BB08B

square

#513BB0 #B03B5F #9AB03B #3BB08B

split-complementary

#513BB0 #B08B3B #5FB03B

monochromatic

#271C54 #3C2C82 #513BB0 #735FC9 #9B8DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#513BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#513BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513BB0

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513BB0	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 59, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.177 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72c9',
    500: '#513bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513bb0;
$custom-light: #8b72c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.282,
    "s": 49.787,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4485,
    "c": 0.17668,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513BB0

secondary

#B7C383

accent

#D94EBF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513BB0

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

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