#514481#514481

#514481 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.099 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514481
RGB	rgb(81, 68, 129)
HSL	hsl(253, 31%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(253, 47%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 47.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 20.84, -32.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 38.71, 302.58°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0362 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.099 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.4219, 7.4683, 21.7097)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514481 #748144

analogous

#445581 #514481 #6F4481

triadic

#514481 #815144 #448151

tetradic

#514481 #814455 #748144 #44816F

square

#514481 #814455 #748144 #44816F

split-complementary

#514481 #816F44 #558144

monochromatic

#1F1A31 #382F59 #514481 #6B5AA8 #8F82BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#514481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#514481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514481

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514481	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4E83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304C80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45505C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 68, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.099 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8478a6',
    500: '#514481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514481;
$custom-light: #8478a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.787,
    "s": 30.964,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42948,
    "c": 0.09879,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514481

secondary

#9EA878

accent

#C761B1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #514481

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

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