#515263#515263

#515263 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.028 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515263
RGB	rgb(81, 82, 99)
HSL	hsl(237, 10%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(237, 18%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 17.2%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 3.59, -9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 10.59, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.42% 0.006 -0.0271)
OKLCH	oklch(44.42% 0.028 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.6622, 8.6847, 13.0219)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515263 #636251

analogous

#515B63 #515263 #595163

triadic

#515263 #635152 #526351

tetradic

#515263 #63515B #636251 #516359

square

#515263 #63515B #636251 #516359

split-complementary

#515263 #635951 #5B6351

monochromatic

#1A1A20 #353641 #515263 #6D6E85 #8D8EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#515263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#515263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515263

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515263	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5464

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5363

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5558

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 82, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.028 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82828f',
    500: '#515263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515263;
$custom-light: #82828f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.667,
    "s": 10,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44416,
    "c": 0.02776,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515263

secondary

#908F80

accent

#B075B3

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #515263

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

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