#514DB8#514DB8

#514DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.164 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514DB8
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 184)
HSL	hsl(242, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 58.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 32.35, -56.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 64.94, 299.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.0286 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.164 280)
XYZ	xyz(14.6962, 10.5168, 46.5936)
Luminance	0.1052 (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

#514DB8 #B4B84D

analogous

#4D7EB8 #514DB8 #864DB8

triadic

#514DB8 #B8514D #4DB851

tetradic

#514DB8 #B84D7E #B4B84D #4DB886

square

#514DB8 #B84D7E #B4B84D #4DB886

split-complementary

#514DB8 #B8864D #7EB84D

monochromatic

#2A2863 #3C398F #514DB8 #7C79C9 #A7A4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#514DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#514DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514DB8

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514DB8	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C667B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.164 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fce',
    500: '#514db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514db8;
$custom-light: #8b7fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.243,
    "s": 42.972,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48517,
    "c": 0.16397,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.10518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514DB8

secondary

#C6C899

accent

#D355CE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514DB8

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

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