#513E87#513E87

#513E87 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.117 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#513E87
RGB	rgb(81, 62, 135)
HSL	hsl(256, 37%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(256, 54%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 54.1%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, 26.43, -38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 46.45, 304.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0452 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.117 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4880, 6.9436, 23.7573)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#513E87 #74873E

analogous

#3E4F87 #513E87 #753E87

triadic

#513E87 #87513E #3E8751

tetradic

#513E87 #873E4F #74873E #3E8775

square

#513E87 #873E4F #74873E #3E8775

split-complementary

#513E87 #87753E #4F873E

monochromatic

#1F1733 #382B5D #513E87 #6B52B0 #8F7CC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#513E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#513E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #513E87

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##513E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##513E87	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234985

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#434D5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #513e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 62, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.117 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8574aa',
    500: '#513e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #513e87;
$custom-light: #8574aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#513e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.616,
    "s": 37.056,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4219,
    "c": 0.11734,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#513E87

secondary

#9EAD74

accent

#CD5BAF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #513E87

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

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