#515BE2#515BE2

#515BE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.202 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515BE2
RGB	rgb(81, 91, 226)
HSL	hsl(236, 71%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(236, 64%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 59.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 37.58, -69.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 79.44, 298.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% 0.015 -0.2016)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.202 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8574, 14.7207, 73.6790)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515BE2 #E2D851

analogous

#51A4E2 #515BE2 #8F51E2

triadic

#515BE2 #E2515B #5BE251

tetradic

#515BE2 #E251A4 #E2D851 #51E28F

square

#515BE2 #E251A4 #E2D851 #51E28F

split-complementary

#515BE2 #E28F51 #A4E251

monochromatic

#1A239E #232FD3 #515BE2 #858CEB #BABEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#515BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#515BE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515BE2

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515BE2	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 91, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.202 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9189ec',
    500: '#515be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515be2;
$custom-light: #9189ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54303,
    "c": 0.20212,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515BE2

secondary

#E3DFAC

accent

#C612D3

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #515BE2

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

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