#514B8E#514B8E

#514B8E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.107 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514B8E
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 142)
HSL	hsl(245, 31%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(245, 47%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(43%, 47.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 20.26, -36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 41.71, 299.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.0283 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.107 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.7905, 8.7341, 26.7032)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514B8E #888E4B

analogous

#4B678E #514B8E #724B8E

triadic

#514B8E #8E514B #4B8E51

tetradic

#514B8E #8E4B67 #888E4B #4B8E72

square

#514B8E #8E4B67 #888E4B #4B8E72

split-complementary

#514B8E #8E724B #678E4B

monochromatic

#23213E #3A3666 #514B8E #6E67AF #948FC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#514B8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#514B8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514B8E

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514B8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514B8E	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30518C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514b8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.107 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857daf',
    500: '#514b8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514b8e;
$custom-light: #857daf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514b8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.373,
    "s": 30.876,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4517,
    "c": 0.10695,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514B8E

secondary

#ACB085

accent

#C761BE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #514B8E

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

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