#513CB9#513CB9

#513CB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.187 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513CB9
RGB	rgb(81, 60, 185)
HSL	hsl(250, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 42.87, -63.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 76.25, 304.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.0448 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.187 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7635, 8.4830, 46.8017)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513CB9 #A4B93C

analogous

#3C65B9 #513CB9 #8F3CB9

triadic

#513CB9 #B9513C #3CB951

tetradic

#513CB9 #B93C65 #A4B93C #3CB98F

square

#513CB9 #B93C65 #A4B93C #3CB98F

split-complementary

#513CB9 #B98F3C #65B93C

monochromatic

#291E5D #3D2D8B #513CB9 #7765CD #A093DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#513CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#513CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513CB9

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513CB9	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 60, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.187 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73cf',
    500: '#513cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513cb9;
$custom-light: #8c73cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.08,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45777,
    "c": 0.18682,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513CB9

secondary

#BDC789

accent

#DA4DC3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513CB9

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

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