#513D79#513D79

#513D79 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.099 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513D79
RGB	rgb(81, 61, 121)
HSL	hsl(260, 33%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(260, 50%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 49.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.56, 23.01, -31.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.56, 38.81, 306.35°)
OKLab	oklab(41.08% 0.0453 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(41.08% 0.099 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5124, 6.4672, 18.8853)
Luminance	0.0647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513D79 #65793D

analogous

#3D4779 #513D79 #6F3D79

triadic

#513D79 #79513D #3D7951

tetradic

#513D79 #793D47 #65793D #3D796F

square

#513D79 #793D47 #65793D #3D796F

split-complementary

#513D79 #796F3D #47793D

monochromatic

#1B1428 #362850 #513D79 #6C52A2 #8D76BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#513D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#513D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513D79

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513D79	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29487B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 61, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.099 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8473a0',
    500: '#513d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513d79;
$custom-light: #8473a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 32.967,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41077,
    "c": 0.09892,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513D79

secondary

#92A46E

accent

#C95FA6

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #513D79

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

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