#513CB2#513CB2

#513CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.178 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513CB2
RGB	rgb(81, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 40.72, -59.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 72.41, 304.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.0458 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.178 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0427, 8.1947, 43.0053)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513CB2 #9DB23C

analogous

#3C62B2 #513CB2 #8C3CB2

triadic

#513CB2 #B2513C #3CB251

tetradic

#513CB2 #B23C62 #9DB23C #3CB28C

square

#513CB2 #B23C62 #9DB23C #3CB28C

split-complementary

#513CB2 #B28C3C #62B23C

monochromatic

#271D56 #3C2D84 #513CB2 #7461CA #9C8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#513CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#513CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513CB2

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513CB2	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.178 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73ca',
    500: '#513cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513cb2;
$custom-light: #8b73ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.678,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45175,
    "c": 0.17798,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513CB2

secondary

#B9C486

accent

#D94FC0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513CB2

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

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