#514550#514550

#514550 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.024 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514550
RGB	rgb(81, 69, 80)
HSL	hsl(305, 8%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(305, 15%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 1.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.84, 7.37, -4.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.84, 8.73, 327.54°)
OKLab	oklab(40.66% 0.0205 -0.0125)
OKLCH	oklch(40.66% 0.024 328.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9692, 6.5849, 8.4917)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514550 #455146

analogous

#4C4551 #514550 #51454A

triadic

#514550 #505145 #455051

tetradic

#514550 #514C45 #455146 #454A51

square

#514550 #514C45 #455146 #454A51

split-complementary

#514550 #4A5145 #45514C

monochromatic

#110E10 #30292F #514550 #726171 #927F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#514550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#514550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514550

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514550	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454850

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474950

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524649

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.024 328.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827881',
    500: '#514550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514550;
$custom-light: #827881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305,
    "s": 8,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40663,
    "c": 0.02398,
    "h": 328.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514550

secondary

#728073

accent

#B17C77

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514550

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

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