#515461#515461

#515461 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.022 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515461
RGB	rgb(81, 84, 97)
HSL	hsl(229, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(229, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, 1.84, -7.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 8.14, 283.04°)
OKLab	oklab(44.8% 0.002 -0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(44.8% 0.022 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7208, 8.9529, 12.5756)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515461 #615E51

analogous

#515C61 #515461 #565161

triadic

#515461 #615154 #546151

tetradic

#515461 #61515C #615E51 #516156

square

#515461 #61515C #615E51 #516156

split-complementary

#515461 #615651 #5C6151

monochromatic

#191A1E #353740 #515461 #6D7182 #8D90A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#515461 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#515461 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515461

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515461	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515461	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515562

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505461

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515461;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 84, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.022 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82848d',
    500: '#515461',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515461;
$custom-light: #82848d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515461",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.75,
    "s": 8.989,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44801,
    "c": 0.02156,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515461

secondary

#8E8C7F

accent

#A776B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #515461

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

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