#515AA5#515AA5

#515AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.119 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515AA5
RGB	rgb(81, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(234, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(234, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 17.95, -41.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 45.40, 293.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.0125 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.119 276)
XYZ	xyz(13.8389, 11.7774, 37.1341)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515AA5 #A59C51

analogous

#5184A5 #515AA5 #7251A5

triadic

#515AA5 #A5515A #5AA551

tetradic

#515AA5 #A55184 #A59C51 #51A572

square

#515AA5 #A55184 #A59C51 #51A572

split-complementary

#515AA5 #A57251 #84A551

monochromatic

#292D53 #3D447C #515AA5 #777EBC #A0A5D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#515AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#515AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515AA5

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515AA5	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.119 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8788c0',
    500: '#515aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515aa5;
$custom-light: #8788c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.571,
    "s": 34.146,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49699,
    "c": 0.11907,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.11778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515AA5

secondary

#BDB994

accent

#BF5ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #515AA5

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

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