#5149E6#5149E6

#5149E6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.228 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5149E6
RGB	rgb(81, 73, 230)
HSL	hsl(243, 76%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(243, 68%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 49.50, -78.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 92.61, 302.31°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.0282 -0.2259)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.228 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0542, 12.2259, 76.1506)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5149E6 #DEE649

analogous

#4990E6 #5149E6 #9F49E6

triadic

#5149E6 #E65149 #49E651

tetradic

#5149E6 #E64990 #DEE649 #49E69F

square

#5149E6 #E64990 #DEE649 #49E69F

split-complementary

#5149E6 #E69F49 #90E649

monochromatic

#1D169F #271DD5 #5149E6 #847FED #B8B5F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#5149E6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#5149E6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5149E6

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5149E6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5149E6	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069EB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5149e6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 73, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.228 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#937def',
    500: '#5149e6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5149e6;
$custom-light: #937def;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5149e6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.057,
    "s": 75.845,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51724,
    "c": 0.22766,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5149E6

secondary

#E1E4A7

accent

#F235E9

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0F0A17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #5149E6

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

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