#513E79#513E79

#513E79 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.097 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513E79
RGB	rgb(81, 62, 121)
HSL	hsl(259, 32%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(259, 49%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 48.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.82, 22.37, -30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.82, 38.11, 305.95°)
OKLab	oklab(41.27% 0.0438 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(41.27% 0.097 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.5663, 6.5749, 18.9032)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513E79 #66793E

analogous

#3E4879 #513E79 #6E3E79

triadic

#513E79 #79513E #3E7951

tetradic

#513E79 #793E48 #66793E #3E796E

square

#513E79 #793E48 #66793E #3E796E

split-complementary

#513E79 #796E3E #48793E

monochromatic

#1B1528 #362951 #513E79 #6C53A1 #8D78BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#513E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#513E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513E79

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513E79	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B497B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4878

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484955

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 62, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.097 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8473a0',
    500: '#513e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513e79;
$custom-light: #8473a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.322,
    "s": 32.24,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4127,
    "c": 0.09719,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513E79

secondary

#93A46F

accent

#C85FA7

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0B080E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #513E79

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

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