#514559#514559

#514559 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.036 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514559
RGB	rgb(81, 69, 89)
HSL	hsl(276, 13%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(276, 22%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 22.5%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.18, 9.42, -9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.18, 13.72, 313.38°)
OKLab	oklab(41.03% 0.0241 -0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(41.03% 0.036 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3243, 6.7269, 10.3618)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514559 #4D5945

analogous

#474559 #514559 #594557

triadic

#514559 #595145 #455951

tetradic

#514559 #594745 #4D5945 #455759

square

#514559 #594745 #4D5945 #455759

split-complementary

#514559 #575945 #455947

monochromatic

#121014 #322A37 #514559 #70607B #8F7E9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#514559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#514559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514559

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514559	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42495A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454A58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50474C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 69, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.036 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827888',
    500: '#514559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514559;
$custom-light: #827888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 12.658,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41033,
    "c": 0.03616,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514559

secondary

#7B8872

accent

#B6728D

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDEF

border

#C9C8CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514559

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

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