#514EA9#514EA9

#514EA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.142 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514EA9
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 169)
HSL	hsl(242, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 26.87, -48.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 55.65, 298.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0271 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.142 281)
XYZ	xyz(13.2770, 10.0619, 38.7710)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514EA9 #A6A94E

analogous

#4E78A9 #514EA9 #7E4EA9

triadic

#514EA9 #A9514E #4EA951

tetradic

#514EA9 #A94E78 #A6A94E #4EA97E

square

#514EA9 #A94E78 #A6A94E #4EA97E

split-complementary

#514EA9 #A97E4E #78A94E

monochromatic

#292755 #3D3B7F #514EA9 #7775BF #A19FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#514EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#514EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514EA9

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514EA9	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1056A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.142 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fc3',
    500: '#514ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514ea9;
$custom-light: #897fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.978,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47587,
    "c": 0.14179,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.10063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514EA9

secondary

#BEBF93

accent

#CD5BC9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #514EA9

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

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