#514B6B#514B6B

#514B6B is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.053 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B6B
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 107)
HSL	hsl(251, 18%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 30%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.65, 10.12, -17.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.65, 20.31, 299.88°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% 0.0203 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.053 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5626, 7.8429, 14.9698)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B6B #656B4B

analogous

#4B556B #514B6B #614B6B

triadic

#514B6B #6B514B #4B6B51

tetradic

#514B6B #6B4B55 #656B4B #4B6B61

square

#514B6B #6B4B55 #656B4B #4B6B61

split-complementary

#514B6B #6B614B #556B4B

monochromatic

#1B1923 #363247 #514B6B #6C648F #8D86AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#514B6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#514B6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B6B

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B6B	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43506C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444F6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.053 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d95',
    500: '#514b6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b6b;
$custom-light: #827d95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 17.582,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43193,
    "c": 0.05263,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B6B

secondary

#92977A

accent

#BA6EAC

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF1

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B6B

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

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