#514B72#514B72

#514B72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.064 H 290.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B72
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 114)
HSL	hsl(249, 21%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(249, 34%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.98, 12.03, -21.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.98, 24.64, 299.22°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% 0.0224 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.064 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9459, 7.9962, 16.9884)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B72 #6C724B

analogous

#4B5972 #514B72 #654B72

triadic

#514B72 #72514B #4B7251

tetradic

#514B72 #724B59 #6C724B #4B7265

square

#514B72 #724B59 #6C724B #4B7265

split-complementary

#514B72 #72654B #59724B

monochromatic

#1D1A28 #37334D #514B72 #6B6397 #8E87B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#514B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#514B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B72

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B72	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#415174

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414F71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5259

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.064 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d9a',
    500: '#514b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b72;
$custom-light: #837d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.231,
    "s": 20.635,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43546,
    "c": 0.06377,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B72

secondary

#989D7C

accent

#BD6BB0

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B72

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

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