#515797#515797

#515797 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.102 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515797
RGB	rgb(81, 87, 151)
HSL	hsl(235, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 15.39, -35.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 39.07, 293.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.0138 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.102 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3858, 10.7995, 30.7040)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515797 #979151

analogous

#517A97 #515797 #6E5197

triadic

#515797 #975157 #579751

tetradic

#515797 #97517A #979151 #51976E

square

#515797 #97517A #979151 #51976E

split-complementary

#515797 #976E51 #7A9751

monochromatic

#262947 #3C406F #515797 #7277B3 #9A9EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#515797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#515797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515797

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515797	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39646F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 87, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.102 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8686b6',
    500: '#515797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515797;
$custom-light: #8686b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48205,
    "c": 0.10242,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515797

secondary

#B6B28E

accent

#BE61C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #515797

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

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