#515596#515596

#515596 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.104 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515596
RGB	rgb(81, 85, 150)
HSL	hsl(237, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(237, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 43.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 16.35, -36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 39.78, 294.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.0163 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.104 279)
XYZ	xyz(12.1452, 10.4477, 30.2249)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515596 #969251

analogous

#517796 #515596 #705196

triadic

#515596 #965155 #559651

tetradic

#515596 #965177 #969251 #519670

square

#515596 #965177 #969251 #519670

split-complementary

#515596 #967051 #779651

monochromatic

#262847 #3C3E6E #515596 #7275B3 #999CC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#515596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#515596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515596

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515596	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A626E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 85, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.104 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8684b5',
    500: '#515596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515596;
$custom-light: #8684b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.522,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47724,
    "c": 0.10382,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.10448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515596

secondary

#B5B38E

accent

#C062C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #515596

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

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