#515996#515996

#515996 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.098 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515996
RGB	rgb(81, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(233, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(233, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 13.80, -34.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 37.17, 291.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.57% 0.011 -0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(48.57% 0.098 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4691, 11.0955, 30.3329)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515996 #968E51

analogous

#517C96 #515996 #6B5196

triadic

#515996 #965159 #599651

tetradic

#515996 #96517C #968E51 #51966B

square

#515996 #96517C #968E51 #51966B

split-complementary

#515996 #966B51 #7C9651

monochromatic

#262A47 #3C416E #515996 #7279B3 #999FC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#515996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#515996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515996

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515996	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.098 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587b5',
    500: '#515996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515996;
$custom-light: #8587b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.043,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4857,
    "c": 0.09802,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515996

secondary

#B5B08E

accent

#BA62C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #515996

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

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