#514DCD#514DCD

#514DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.192 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514DCD
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 205)
HSL	hsl(242, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 62.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 39.17, -65.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 76.71, 300.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.0278 -0.1898)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.192 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.0631, 11.4636, 59.0593)
Luminance	0.1147 (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

#514DCD #C9CD4D

analogous

#4D89CD #514DCD #914DCD

triadic

#514DCD #CD514D #4DCD51

tetradic

#514DCD #CD4D89 #C9CD4D #4DCD91

square

#514DCD #CD4D89 #C9CD4D #4DCD91

split-complementary

#514DCD #CD914D #89CD4D

monochromatic

#26237D #3430AC #514DCD #807DDA #AEADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#514DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#514DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514DCD

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514DCD	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.192 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7fdd',
    500: '#514dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514dcd;
$custom-light: #8e7fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.875,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50192,
    "c": 0.19183,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514DCD

secondary

#D4D6A0

accent

#DF48DB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0E0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #514DCD

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

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