#514EB4#514EB4

#514EB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.157 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514EB4
RGB	rgb(81, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(242, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 30.43, -54.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 62.01, 299.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0275 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.157 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3534, 10.4925, 44.4401)
Luminance	0.1049 (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

#514EB4 #B1B44E

analogous

#4E7EB4 #514EB4 #844EB4

triadic

#514EB4 #B4514E #4EB451

tetradic

#514EB4 #B44E7E #B1B44E #4EB484

square

#514EB4 #B44E7E #B1B44E #4EB484

split-complementary

#514EB4 #B4844E #7EB44E

monochromatic

#2A285F #3D3B8A #514EB4 #7B79C6 #A6A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#514EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#514EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514EB4

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514EB4	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.157 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fcb',
    500: '#514eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514eb4;
$custom-light: #8a7fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.765,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48394,
    "c": 0.15715,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514EB4

secondary

#C4C698

accent

#D057CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #514EB4

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

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