#515561#515561

#515561 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.020 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515561
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 97)
HSL	hsl(225, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(225, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.19, 1.21, -7.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.19, 7.57, 279.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0003 -0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.02 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.7990, 9.1093, 12.6016)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515561 #615D51

analogous

#515D61 #515561 #555161

triadic

#515561 #615155 #556151

tetradic

#515561 #61515D #615D51 #516155

square

#515561 #61515D #615D51 #516155

split-complementary

#515561 #615551 #5D6151

monochromatic

#191B1E #353840 #515561 #6D7282 #8D91A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#515561 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#515561 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515561

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515561	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515561	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525662

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505561

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515561;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.020 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82848d',
    500: '#515561',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515561;
$custom-light: #82848d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515561",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 8.989,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45036,
    "c": 0.02023,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515561

secondary

#8E8B7F

accent

#A376B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #515561

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

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