#514B5E#514B5E

#514B5E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.032 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B5E
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 94)
HSL	hsl(259, 11%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(259, 20%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 6.78, -10.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 12.27, 303.54°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.0157 -0.0278)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.032 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.9294, 7.5896, 11.6347)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B5E #585E4B

analogous

#4B4E5E #514B5E #5A4B5E

triadic

#514B5E #5E514B #4B5E51

tetradic

#514B5E #5E4B4E #585E4B #4B5E5A

square

#514B5E #5E4B4E #585E4B #4B5E5A

split-complementary

#514B5E #5E5A4B #4E5E4B

monochromatic

#16151A #34303C #514B5E #6E6680 #8D859E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#514B5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#514B5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B5E

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B5E	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474E5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484E5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.032 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d8b',
    500: '#514b5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b5e;
$custom-light: #827d8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.947,
    "s": 11.243,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42596,
    "c": 0.0319,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B5E

secondary

#868C79

accent

#B474A0

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A090C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B5E

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

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