#514BB6#514BB6

#514BB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.164 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514BB6
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 182)
HSL	hsl(243, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(243, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 58.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 32.95, -56.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 65.11, 300.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% 0.0306 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.164 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3503, 10.1580, 45.4514)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514BB6 #B0B64B

analogous

#4B7BB6 #514BB6 #864BB6

triadic

#514BB6 #B6514B #4BB651

tetradic

#514BB6 #B64B7B #B0B64B #4BB686

square

#514BB6 #B64B7B #B0B64B #4BB686

split-complementary

#514BB6 #B6864B #7BB64B

monochromatic

#2A2760 #3D388B #514BB6 #7B77C8 #A5A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#514BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#514BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514BB6

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514BB6	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.164 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7dcd',
    500: '#514bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514bb6;
$custom-light: #8b7dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.364,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48005,
    "c": 0.16391,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514BB6

secondary

#C4C697

accent

#D256CB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514BB6

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

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