#513BB8#513BB8

#513BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.187 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513BB8
RGB	rgb(81, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 43.13, -62.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 76.31, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.0459 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.187 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6064, 8.3371, 46.2304)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513BB8 #A2B83B

analogous

#3B64B8 #513BB8 #8F3BB8

triadic

#513BB8 #B8513B #3BB851

tetradic

#513BB8 #B83B64 #A2B83B #3BB88F

square

#513BB8 #B83B64 #A2B83B #3BB88F

split-complementary

#513BB8 #B88F3B #64B83B

monochromatic

#281D5B #3D2C8A #513BB8 #7663CD #9F92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#513BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#513BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513BB8

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513BB8	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.187 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73ce',
    500: '#513bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513bb8;
$custom-light: #8c73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.56,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4554,
    "c": 0.18675,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513BB8

secondary

#BCC788

accent

#DB4DC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513BB8

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

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