#515B95#515B95

#515B95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.094 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515B95
RGB	rgb(81, 91, 149)
HSL	hsl(231, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 12.21, -33.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 35.30, 290.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0081 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.094 275)
XYZ	xyz(12.5576, 11.4008, 29.9668)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515B95 #958B51

analogous

#517D95 #515B95 #695195

triadic

#515B95 #95515B #5B9551

tetradic

#515B95 #95517D #958B51 #519569

square

#515B95 #95517D #958B51 #519569

split-complementary

#515B95 #956951 #7D9551

monochromatic

#262B46 #3B436D #515B95 #717BB2 #99A0C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#515B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#515B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515B95

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515B95	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 91, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.094 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589b4',
    500: '#515b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515b95;
$custom-light: #8589b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.176,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48941,
    "c": 0.09367,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.11401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515B95

secondary

#B4AF8D

accent

#B762C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #515B95

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

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