#5156DC#5156DC

#5156DC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.200 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5156DC
RGB	rgb(81, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.61, 38.63, -69.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.61, 79.29, 299.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.95% 0.0193 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(52.95% 0.2 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6352, 13.5706, 69.2809)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5156DC #DCD751

analogous

#519CDC #5156DC #9251DC

triadic

#5156DC #DC5156 #56DC51

tetradic

#5156DC #DC519C #DCD751 #51DC92

square

#5156DC #DC519C #DCD751 #51DC92

split-complementary

#5156DC #DC9251 #9CDC51

monochromatic

#1E2295 #282EC8 #5156DC #8487E6 #B7B9F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#5156DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#5156DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5156DC

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5156DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5156DC	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007791

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5156dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.200 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9086e8',
    500: '#5156dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5156dc;
$custom-light: #9086e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5156dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.842,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52951,
    "c": 0.20035,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5156DC

secondary

#E0DEA9

accent

#E33EE9

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5156DC

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

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