#515ACD#515ACD

#515ACD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.176 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515ACD
RGB	rgb(81, 90, 205)
HSL	hsl(236, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 56.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, 31.19, -60.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 68.42, 297.12°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.0159 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.176 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0654, 13.4680, 59.3934)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515ACD #CDC451

analogous

#5198CD #515ACD #8651CD

triadic

#515ACD #CD515A #5ACD51

tetradic

#515ACD #CD5198 #CDC451 #51CD86

square

#515ACD #CD5198 #CDC451 #51CD86

split-complementary

#515ACD #CD8651 #98CD51

monochromatic

#252B7F #323BAF #515ACD #8187DB #B0B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#515ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#515ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515ACD

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515ACD	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00758B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 90, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.176 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d88dd',
    500: '#515acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515acd;
$custom-light: #8d88dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.645,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52489,
    "c": 0.17557,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515ACD

secondary

#D7D3A3

accent

#D449DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #515ACD

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

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