#515A91#515A91
#515A91 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.089 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #515A91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 90, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 28%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 44%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.1%, 37.9%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.76, 11.60, -31.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.76, 33.55, 290.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.5% 0.0086 -0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.5% 0.089 275.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1588, 11.1054, 28.2855) |
| Luminance | 0.1111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.13
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.40
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.91
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.55
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 8.30
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#515A91 #918851
analogous
#517A91 #515A91 #685191
triadic
#515A91 #91515A #5A9151
tetradic
#515A91 #91517A #918851 #519168
square
#515A91 #91517A #918851 #519168
split-complementary
#515A91 #916851 #7A9151
monochromatic
#252942 #3B426A #515A91 #7079AF #979EC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.52
#515A91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#515A91 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #515A91
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##515A91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##515A91 | 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)
#476093
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#425B90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C656E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #515a91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 90, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.089 275.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8588b1',
500: '#515a91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #515a91; $custom-light: #8588b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#515a91",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 90,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.563,
"s": 28.319,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48496,
"c": 0.08896,
"h": 275.5
},
"luminance": 0.11106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#515A91
secondary
#B2AD8C
accent
#B763C5
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFEFF5
border
#CACACF
text
#0B0B11
muted
#7C7C80