#515CBD#515CBD

#515CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.151 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515CBD
RGB	rgb(81, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(234, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 24.59, -52.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 58.04, 295.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.0131 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.151 275)
XYZ	xyz(16.4028, 13.0766, 49.7939)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515CBD #BDB251

analogous

#5192BD #515CBD #7C51BD

triadic

#515CBD #BD515C #5CBD51

tetradic

#515CBD #BD5192 #BDB251 #51BD7C

square

#515CBD #BD5192 #BDB251 #51BD7C

split-complementary

#515CBD #BD7C51 #92BD51

monochromatic

#292F6B #394397 #515CBD #7D86CE #AAAFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#515CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#515CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515CBD

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515CBD	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#286AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1361BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D7284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.151 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8ad1',
    500: '#515cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515cbd;
$custom-light: #8b8ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.889,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51706,
    "c": 0.15091,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.13078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515CBD

secondary

#CCC79E

accent

#C753D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #515CBD

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

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