#514656#514656

#514656 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.030 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514656
RGB	rgb(81, 70, 86)
HSL	hsl(281, 10%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(281, 19%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 8.08, -7.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 11.22, 316.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41.13% 0.0212 -0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(41.13% 0.03 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2629, 6.8016, 9.7325)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514656 #4B5646

analogous

#494656 #514656 #564653

triadic

#514656 #565146 #465651

tetradic

#514656 #564946 #4B5646 #465356

square

#514656 #564946 #4B5646 #465356

split-complementary

#514656 #535646 #465649

monochromatic

#110F13 #312B34 #514656 #716178 #907F97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#514656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#514656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514656

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514656	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444957

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51484B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 70, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.030 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827985',
    500: '#514656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514656;
$custom-light: #827985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 10.256,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41129,
    "c": 0.02978,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514656

secondary

#798573

accent

#B37588

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEDEF

border

#C9C8CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514656

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

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