#515ABE#515ABE

#515ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.155 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515ABE
RGB	rgb(81, 90, 190)
HSL	hsl(235, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(235, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.43, 26.18, -53.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.43, 59.91, 295.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.0152 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.155 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3408, 12.7782, 50.3106)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515ABE #BEB551

analogous

#5190BE #515ABE #7E51BE

triadic

#515ABE #BE515A #5ABE51

tetradic

#515ABE #BE5190 #BEB551 #51BE7E

square

#515ABE #BE5190 #BEB551 #51BE7E

split-complementary

#515ABE #BE7E51 #90BE51

monochromatic

#282E6C #394199 #515ABE #7E84CF #AAAFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#515ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#515ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515ABE

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515ABE	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2069C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0360BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B7183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 90, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.155 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b88d2',
    500: '#515abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515abe;
$custom-light: #8b88d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.046,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51388,
    "c": 0.15496,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515ABE

secondary

#CDC99E

accent

#CA53D5

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #515ABE

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

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