#515B97#515B97

#515B97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.097 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515B97
RGB	rgb(81, 91, 151)
HSL	hsl(231, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 12.84, -34.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 36.48, 290.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.0086 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.097 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7186, 11.4652, 30.8150)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515B97 #978D51

analogous

#517E97 #515B97 #6A5197

triadic

#515B97 #97515B #5B9751

tetradic

#515B97 #97517E #978D51 #51976A

square

#515B97 #97517E #978D51 #51976A

split-complementary

#515B97 #976A51 #7E9751

monochromatic

#262B47 #3C436F #515B97 #727BB3 #9AA0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#515B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#515B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515B97

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515B97	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 91, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.097 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689b6',
    500: '#515b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515b97;
$custom-light: #8689b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49057,
    "c": 0.0967,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515B97

secondary

#B6B08E

accent

#B861C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #515B97

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

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