#515DB7#515DB7
#515DB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.141 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #515DB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 93, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 41%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 56%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 49.2%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.76, 21.96, -49.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.76, 53.94, 294.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.49% 0.0114 -0.1406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.49% 0.141 274.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8522, 12.9958, 46.4637) |
| Luminance | 0.1300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.55
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.47
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.82
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 6.07
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#515DB7 #B7AB51
analogous
#5190B7 #515DB7 #7851B7
triadic
#515DB7 #B7515D #5DB751
tetradic
#515DB7 #B75190 #B7AB51 #51B778
square
#515DB7 #B75190 #B7AB51 #51B778
split-complementary
#515DB7 #B77851 #90B751
monochromatic
#293064 #3B458F #515DB7 #7C85C9 #A8AEDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#515DB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#515DB7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #515DB7
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##515DB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##515DB7 | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.60 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3169BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2361B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1A7181
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #515db7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 93, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.141 274.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a8acd',
500: '#515db7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #515db7; $custom-light: #8a8acd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#515db7",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 93,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.941,
"s": 41.463,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51491,
"c": 0.14107,
"h": 274.6
},
"luminance": 0.12997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#515DB7
secondary
#C8C39C
accent
#C357D1
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0B13
muted
#7D7C82