#51569A#51569A

#51569A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.108 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51569A
RGB	rgb(81, 86, 154)
HSL	hsl(236, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 16.97, -37.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 41.51, 294.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.18% 0.0157 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(48.18% 0.108 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5521, 10.7373, 31.9767)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51569A #9A9551

analogous

#517A9A #51569A #70519A

triadic

#51569A #9A5156 #569A51

tetradic

#51569A #9A517A #9A9551 #519A70

square

#51569A #9A517A #9A9551 #519A70

split-complementary

#51569A #9A7051 #7A9A51

monochromatic

#27294A #3C4072 #51569A #7377B5 #9B9ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#51569A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#51569A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51569A

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51569A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51569A	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5F9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51569a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 86, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.108 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8685b8',
    500: '#51569a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51569a;
$custom-light: #8685b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51569a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.89,
    "s": 31.064,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48179,
    "c": 0.10839,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51569A

secondary

#B7B58F

accent

#C061C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #51569A

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

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