#514B6C#514B6C

#514B6C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.054 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B6C
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 108)
HSL	hsl(251, 18%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 31%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 30.6%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 10.39, -18.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 20.93, 299.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.24% 0.0206 -0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(43.24% 0.054 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6155, 7.8641, 15.2485)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B6C #666C4B

analogous

#4B556C #514B6C #614B6C

triadic

#514B6C #6C514B #4B6C51

tetradic

#514B6C #6C4B55 #666C4B #4B6C61

square

#514B6C #6C4B55 #666C4B #4B6C61

split-complementary

#514B6C #6C614B #556C4B

monochromatic

#1B1924 #363248 #514B6C #6C6490 #8D86AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#514B6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#514B6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B6C

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B6C	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43506D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434F6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.054 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d96',
    500: '#514b6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b6c;
$custom-light: #827d96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 18.033,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43242,
    "c": 0.05423,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B6C

secondary

#93987B

accent

#BB6DAD

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B6C

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

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