#514DB3#514DB3

#514DB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.157 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514DB3
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 179)
HSL	hsl(242, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 57%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 57%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 30.73, -53.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 62.09, 299.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.0286 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.157 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1814, 10.3109, 43.8820)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514DB3 #AFB34D

analogous

#4D7CB3 #514DB3 #844DB3

triadic

#514DB3 #B3514D #4DB351

tetradic

#514DB3 #B34D7C #AFB34D #4DB384

square

#514DB3 #B34D7C #AFB34D #4DB384

split-complementary

#514DB3 #B3844D #7CB34D

monochromatic

#2A285E #3D3A89 #514DB3 #7B78C5 #A5A3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#514DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#514DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514DB3

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514DB3	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.157 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fca',
    500: '#514db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514db3;
$custom-light: #8a7fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.353,
    "s": 40.157,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48136,
    "c": 0.15713,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514DB3

secondary

#C3C597

accent

#D058CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514DB3

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

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