#515DAD#515DAD

#515DAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.127 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515DAD
RGB	rgb(81, 93, 173)
HSL	hsl(232, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(232, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 18.66, -44.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 48.14, 292.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.0101 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.127 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8481, 12.5942, 41.1756)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515DAD #ADA151

analogous

#518BAD #515DAD #7351AD

triadic

#515DAD #AD515D #5DAD51

tetradic

#515DAD #AD518B #ADA151 #51AD73

square

#515DAD #AD518B #ADA151 #51AD73

split-complementary

#515DAD #AD7351 #8BAD51

monochromatic

#2A305A #3D4783 #515DAD #7A84C1 #A4AAD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#515DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#515DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515DAD

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515DAD	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A67B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 93, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.127 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888ac6',
    500: '#515dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515dad;
$custom-light: #888ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.174,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5083,
    "c": 0.12665,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515DAD

secondary

#C2BC98

accent

#BE5CCC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #515DAD

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

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