#514D8A#514D8A

#514D8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.098 H 284.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514D8A
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 138)
HSL	hsl(244, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(244, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, 17.76, -33.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 37.93, 297.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% 0.0249 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.098 284.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6334, 8.8917, 25.1958)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514D8A #868A4D

analogous

#4D688A #514D8A #6F4D8A

triadic

#514D8A #8A514D #4D8A51

tetradic

#514D8A #8A4D68 #868A4D #4D8A6F

square

#514D8A #8A4D68 #868A4D #4D8A6F

split-complementary

#514D8A #8A6F4D #688A4D

monochromatic

#23213B #3A3763 #514D8A #6D69AB #9390C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#514D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#514D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514D8A

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514D8A	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37568C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355289

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.098 284.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857eac',
    500: '#514d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514d8a;
$custom-light: #857eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.934,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45328,
    "c": 0.09777,
    "h": 284.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514D8A

secondary

#ABAE85

accent

#C563BE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #514D8A

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

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