#514DB9#514DB9

#514DB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.165 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514DB9
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 185)
HSL	hsl(242, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 58.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.83, 32.68, -56.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.83, 65.51, 299.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% 0.0286 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.165 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8014, 10.5589, 47.1476)
Luminance	0.1056 (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

#514DB9 #B5B94D

analogous

#4D7FB9 #514DB9 #874DB9

triadic

#514DB9 #B9514D #4DB951

tetradic

#514DB9 #B94D7F #B5B94D #4DB987

square

#514DB9 #B94D7F #B5B94D #4DB987

split-complementary

#514DB9 #B9874D #7FB94D

monochromatic

#2A2764 #3C3990 #514DB9 #7C79CA #A7A5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#514DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#514DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514DB9

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514DB9	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B667B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.165 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fcf',
    500: '#514db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514db9;
$custom-light: #8b7fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48594,
    "c": 0.16532,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514DB9

secondary

#C7C999

accent

#D355CF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514DB9

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

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