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#513AFD Color

#513AFD is rgb(81, 58, 253) in RGB, hsl(247, 98%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 77%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), visibly different at ΔE 13.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#513AFD
HEX#513AFD
RGBrgb(81, 58, 253)
HSLhsl(247, 98%, 61%)
HSVhsv(247, 77%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 77%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.268 276.9)
LABlab(39.27% 54.08 -94.64)
LCHlch(39.27% 109.00 299.75)

What #513AFD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #513AFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#513AFD Channel Values

How #513AFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 58 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 98% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 77% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.23:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #513AFD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #513AFD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #513AFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #513AFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #513AFD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #513AFD.

How #513AFD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#513AFD
Protanopia#3F3FFD
Protanomaly#473DFD
Deuteranopia#4343FD
Deuteranomaly#493FFD
Tritanopia#007070
Tritanomaly#1A5FBA
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #513AFD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-513afd: #513AFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #513AFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-513afd': '#513AFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.227, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_513afd">#513AFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#513AFD"

More Blue Colors

#513AFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#513AFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #513AFD?

#513AFD is a light blue — rgb(81, 58, 253) in RGB and hsl(247, 98%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.99.

What is the RGB value of #513AFD?

#513AFD is rgb(81, 58, 253) — red 81, green 58, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #513AFD?

#513AFD converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 77%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #513AFD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #513AFD scores 6.23:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #513AFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #513AFD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.06, which is visibly different.

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