#513DAD#513DAD

#513DAD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.170 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513DAD
RGB	rgb(81, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(251, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(251, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 38.60, -57.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 69.00, 304.01°)
OKLab	oklab(44.91% 0.0454 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(44.91% 0.17 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6026, 8.1033, 40.4271)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513DAD #99AD3D

analogous

#3D61AD #513DAD #893DAD

triadic

#513DAD #AD513D #3DAD51

tetradic

#513DAD #AD3D61 #99AD3D #3DAD89

square

#513DAD #AD3D61 #99AD3D #3DAD89

split-complementary

#513DAD #AD893D #61AD3D

monochromatic

#271D53 #3C2D80 #513DAD #7360C7 #9B8DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#513DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#513DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513DAD

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513DAD	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.170 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74c6',
    500: '#513dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513dad;
$custom-light: #8a74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44912,
    "c": 0.17031,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513DAD

secondary

#B7C284

accent

#D750BF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #513DAD

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

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