#513CB0#513CB0

#513CB0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.175 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513CB0
RGB	rgb(81, 60, 176)
HSL	hsl(251, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, 40.11, -58.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 71.30, 304.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% 0.046 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.175 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8433, 8.1149, 41.9555)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513CB0 #9BB03C

analogous

#3C61B0 #513CB0 #8B3CB0

triadic

#513CB0 #B0513C #3CB051

tetradic

#513CB0 #B03C61 #9BB03C #3CB08B

square

#513CB0 #B03C61 #9BB03C #3CB08B

split-complementary

#513CB0 #B08B3C #61B03C

monochromatic

#271D55 #3C2C82 #513CB0 #7360C9 #9B8ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#513CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#513CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513CB0

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513CB0	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 60, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.175 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73c8',
    500: '#513cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513cb0;
$custom-light: #8b73c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.862,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45005,
    "c": 0.17544,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513CB0

secondary

#B8C385

accent

#D94FC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513CB0

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

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