#514DB4#514DB4

#514DB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.159 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514DB4
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 180)
HSL	hsl(242, 41%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 57.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 31.06, -54.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 62.66, 299.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.0286 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.159 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2829, 10.3515, 44.4166)
Luminance	0.1035 (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

#514DB4 #B0B44D

analogous

#4D7CB4 #514DB4 #844DB4

triadic

#514DB4 #B4514D #4DB451

tetradic

#514DB4 #B44D7C #B0B44D #4DB484

square

#514DB4 #B44D7C #B0B44D #4DB484

split-complementary

#514DB4 #B4844D #7CB44D

monochromatic

#2A285F #3D3A8A #514DB4 #7B78C6 #A5A3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#514DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#514DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514DB4

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514DB4	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.159 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fcb',
    500: '#514db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514db4;
$custom-light: #8a7fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.33,
    "s": 40.711,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48212,
    "c": 0.1585,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514DB4

secondary

#C4C597

accent

#D157CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514DB4

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

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