#513CB8#513CB8

#513CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.186 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513CB8
RGB	rgb(81, 60, 184)
HSL	hsl(250, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 67.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 42.56, -62.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 75.70, 304.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% 0.045 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.186 284)
XYZ	xyz(13.6583, 8.4409, 46.2477)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.77

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513CB8 #A3B83C

analogous

#3C65B8 #513CB8 #8F3CB8

triadic

#513CB8 #B8513C #3CB851

tetradic

#513CB8 #B83C65 #A3B83C #3CB88F

square

#513CB8 #B83C65 #A3B83C #3CB88F

split-complementary

#513CB8 #B88F3C #65B83C

monochromatic

#281E5C #3D2D8A #513CB8 #7665CD #9F93DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#513CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#513CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513CB8

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513CB8	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 60, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.186 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73ce',
    500: '#513cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513cb8;
$custom-light: #8c73ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.161,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4569,
    "c": 0.18556,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513CB8

secondary

#BCC789

accent

#DA4DC2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513CB8

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

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