#514B73#514B73

#514B73 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.065 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B73
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 115)
HSL	hsl(249, 21%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(249, 35%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.02, 12.31, -22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.02, 25.26, 299.16°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% 0.0227 -0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.065 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0032, 8.0191, 17.2898)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B73 #6D734B

analogous

#4B5973 #514B73 #654B73

triadic

#514B73 #73514B #4B7351

tetradic

#514B73 #734B59 #6D734B #4B7365

square

#514B73 #734B59 #6D734B #4B7365

split-complementary

#514B73 #73654B #59734B

monochromatic

#1D1B29 #37334E #514B73 #6B6398 #8E87B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#514B73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#514B73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B73

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B73	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405175

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404F72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49525A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.065 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d9b',
    500: '#514b73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b73;
$custom-light: #837d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249,
    "s": 21.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43598,
    "c": 0.06534,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B73

secondary

#999E7C

accent

#BE6AB1

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B73

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

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