#513CB3#513CB3

#513CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.179 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513CB3
RGB	rgb(81, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(251, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.47, 41.03, -60.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.47, 72.96, 304.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0457 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.179 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1434, 8.2350, 43.5360)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.75

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513CB3 #9EB33C

analogous

#3C63B3 #513CB3 #8D3CB3

triadic

#513CB3 #B3513C #3CB351

tetradic

#513CB3 #B33C63 #9EB33C #3CB38D

square

#513CB3 #B33C63 #9EB33C #3CB38D

split-complementary

#513CB3 #B38D3C #63B33C

monochromatic

#281D57 #3C2D85 #513CB3 #7462CA #9D90DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#513CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#513CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513CB3

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513CB3	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.179 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73cb',
    500: '#513cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513cb3;
$custom-light: #8b73cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4526,
    "c": 0.17925,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513CB3

secondary

#BAC586

accent

#D94EC1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513CB3

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

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