#514B5C#514B5C

#514B5C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.029 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B5C
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 92)
HSL	hsl(261, 10%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(261, 18%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 18.5%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.04, 6.29, -9.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.04, 11.04, 304.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.51% 0.0149 -0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(42.51% 0.029 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.8408, 7.5542, 11.1682)
Luminance	0.0755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B5C #565C4B

analogous

#4B4D5C #514B5C #594B5C

triadic

#514B5C #5C514B #4B5C51

tetradic

#514B5C #5C4B4D #565C4B #4B5C59

square

#514B5C #5C4B4D #565C4B #4B5C59

split-complementary

#514B5C #5C594B #4D5C4B

monochromatic

#161419 #33303A #514B5C #6F667E #8D859C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#514B5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#514B5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B5C

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B5C	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484E5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494E5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4D51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.029 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d8a',
    500: '#514b5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b5c;
$custom-light: #827d8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.176,
    "s": 10.18,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42511,
    "c": 0.02874,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B5C

secondary

#848A78

accent

#B3759D

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B5C

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

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