#514B79#514B79

#514B79 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.075 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B79
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 121)
HSL	hsl(248, 23%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(248, 38%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 38%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, 14.01, -25.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 28.95, 298.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% 0.0242 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.075 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3597, 8.1617, 19.1677)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B79 #73794B

analogous

#4B5C79 #514B79 #684B79

triadic

#514B79 #79514B #4B7951

tetradic

#514B79 #794B5C #73794B #4B7968

square

#514B79 #794B5C #73794B #4B7968

split-complementary

#514B79 #79684B #5C794B

monochromatic

#1E1C2D #383453 #514B79 #6B639E #8F89B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#514B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#514B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B79

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B79	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E527B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47535C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.075 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837da0',
    500: '#514b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b79;
$custom-light: #837da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.826,
    "s": 23.469,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43921,
    "c": 0.07479,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B79

secondary

#9DA27E

accent

#C068B4

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B79

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

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