#515590#515590

#515590 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.095 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515590
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 144)
HSL	hsl(236, 28%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 44%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 41%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 14.47, -33.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 36.19, 293.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.0151 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.095 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6744, 10.2594, 27.7453)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515590 #908C51

analogous

#517590 #515590 #6D5190

triadic

#515590 #905155 #559051

tetradic

#515590 #905175 #908C51 #51906D

square

#515590 #905175 #908C51 #51906D

split-complementary

#515590 #906D51 #759051

monochromatic

#252742 #3B3E69 #515590 #7074AE #979AC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#515590 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#515590 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515590

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515590	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515590	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405D92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C588F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D616B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515590;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.095 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8584b1',
    500: '#515590',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515590;
$custom-light: #8584b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515590",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.19,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47364,
    "c": 0.0947,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515590

secondary

#B1AF8B

accent

#BE63C4

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF5

border

#CACACF

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #515590

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

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