#514BB9#514BB9

#514BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.168 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514BB9
RGB	rgb(81, 75, 185)
HSL	hsl(243, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(243, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 33.92, -57.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 66.81, 300.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% 0.0306 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.168 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6636, 10.2833, 47.1017)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514BB9 #B3B94B

analogous

#4B7CB9 #514BB9 #884BB9

triadic

#514BB9 #B9514B #4BB951

tetradic

#514BB9 #B94B7C #B3B94B #4BB988

square

#514BB9 #B94B7C #B3B94B #4BB988

split-complementary

#514BB9 #B9884B #7CB94B

monochromatic

#2A2763 #3C388F #514BB9 #7C77CA #A6A3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#514BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#514BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514BB9

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514BB9	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 75, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.168 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7dcf',
    500: '#514bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514bb9;
$custom-light: #8b7dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.273,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48238,
    "c": 0.16796,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514BB9

secondary

#C6C898

accent

#D454CD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514BB9

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

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