#514B75#514B75

#514B75 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.069 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B75
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 117)
HSL	hsl(249, 22%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(249, 36%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 12.87, -23.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 26.49, 299.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% 0.0232 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.069 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.1195, 8.0657, 17.9025)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B75 #6F754B

analogous

#4B5A75 #514B75 #664B75

triadic

#514B75 #75514B #4B7551

tetradic

#514B75 #754B5A #6F754B #4B7566

square

#514B75 #754B5A #6F754B #4B7566

split-complementary

#514B75 #75664B #5A754B

monochromatic

#1D1B2A #373350 #514B75 #6B639A #8E88B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#514B75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#514B75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B75

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B75	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5177

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4F74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#49525A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.069 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837d9d',
    500: '#514b75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b75;
$custom-light: #837d9d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 21.875,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43704,
    "c": 0.0685,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B75

secondary

#9A9F7D

accent

#BE69B2

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B75

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

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