#514B6F#514B6F

#514B6F is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.059 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B6F
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 111)
HSL	hsl(250, 19%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(250, 32%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 32.4%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 11.20, -19.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 22.79, 299.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.39% 0.0215 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(43.39% 0.059 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7780, 7.9290, 16.1038)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B6F #696F4B

analogous

#4B576F #514B6F #634B6F

triadic

#514B6F #6F514B #4B6F51

tetradic

#514B6F #6F4B57 #696F4B #4B6F63

square

#514B6F #6F4B57 #696F4B #4B6F63

split-complementary

#514B6F #6F634B #576F4B

monochromatic

#1C1A26 #36324A #514B6F #6C6494 #8D87AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#514B6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#514B6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B6F

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B6F	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425070

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.059 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827d98',
    500: '#514b6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b6f;
$custom-light: #827d98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 19.355,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43392,
    "c": 0.05901,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B6F

secondary

#959B7B

accent

#BC6CAF

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B6F

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

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