#514DC9#514DC9

#514DC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.187 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514DC9
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 201)
HSL	hsl(242, 53%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 37.87, -64.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 74.49, 300.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.028 -0.1845)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.187 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5865, 11.2729, 56.5489)
Luminance	0.1127 (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

#514DC9 #C5C94D

analogous

#4D87C9 #514DC9 #8F4DC9

triadic

#514DC9 #C9514D #4DC951

tetradic

#514DC9 #C94D87 #C5C94D #4DC98F

square

#514DC9 #C94D87 #C5C94D #4DC98F

split-complementary

#514DC9 #C98F4D #87C94D

monochromatic

#272477 #3632A6 #514DC9 #7F7CD7 #ADABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#514DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#514DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514DC9

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514DC9	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.187 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7fda',
    500: '#514dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514dc9;
$custom-light: #8e7fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.935,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49864,
    "c": 0.18662,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514DC9

secondary

#D1D39F

accent

#DD4BD8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #514DC9

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

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