#515E89#515E89

#515E89 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.071 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515E89
RGB	rgb(81, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(226, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(226, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 6.63, -25.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 26.32, 284.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.0009 -0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.071 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.9100, 11.5603, 25.2659)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515E89 #897C51

analogous

#517A89 #515E89 #605189

triadic

#515E89 #89515E #5E8951

tetradic

#515E89 #89517A #897C51 #518960

square

#515E89 #89517A #897C51 #518960

split-complementary

#515E89 #896051 #7A8951

monochromatic

#24293C #3A4463 #515E89 #6E7CA9 #949FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#515E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#515E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515E89

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515E89	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F628B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F676D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.071 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bab',
    500: '#515e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515e89;
$custom-light: #848bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.071,
    "s": 25.688,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48947,
    "c": 0.07115,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515E89

secondary

#ADA589

accent

#AD66C2

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #515E89

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

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