#514EAE#514EAE

#514EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.149 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514EAE
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(242, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 28.49, -51.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 58.55, 299.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.95% 0.0274 -0.1463)
OKLCH	oklch(47.95% 0.149 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7553, 10.2533, 41.2905)
Luminance	0.1025 (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

#514EAE #ABAE4E

analogous

#4E7BAE #514EAE #814EAE

triadic

#514EAE #AE514E #4EAE51

tetradic

#514EAE #AE4E7B #ABAE4E #4EAE81

square

#514EAE #AE4E7B #ABAE4E #4EAE81

split-complementary

#514EAE #AE814E #7BAE4E

monochromatic

#2A2859 #3D3B84 #514EAE #7977C2 #A3A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#514EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#514EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514EAE

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514EAE	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.149 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fc7',
    500: '#514eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514eae;
$custom-light: #897fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.875,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47949,
    "c": 0.14883,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514EAE

secondary

#C1C296

accent

#CE5ACA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514EAE

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

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