#514B69#514B69

#514B69 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.049 H 293.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B69
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 105)
HSL	hsl(252, 17%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(252, 29%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, 9.59, -16.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 19.08, 300.17°)
OKLab	oklab(43.1% 0.0196 -0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(43.1% 0.049 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4586, 7.8013, 14.4220)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B69 #63694B

analogous

#4B5469 #514B69 #604B69

triadic

#514B69 #69514B #4B6951

tetradic

#514B69 #694B54 #63694B #4B6960

square

#514B69 #694B54 #63694B #4B6960

split-complementary

#514B69 #69604B #54694B

monochromatic

#1A1822 #353145 #514B69 #6D648D #8D86A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#514B69 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#514B69 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B69

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B69	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B69	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444F6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444E68

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b69;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.049 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d94',
    500: '#514b69',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b69;
$custom-light: #827d94;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b69",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43096,
    "c": 0.04944,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B69

secondary

#90967A

accent

#B96EAA

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF1

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B69

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

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