#515EBE#515EBE

#515EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.150 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#515EBE
RGB	rgb(81, 94, 190)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(233, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, 23.66, -52.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 57.32, 294.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.011 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.15 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6873, 13.4712, 50.4261)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#515EBE #BEB151

analogous

#5194BE #515EBE #7A51BE

triadic

#515EBE #BE515E #5EBE51

tetradic

#515EBE #BE5194 #BEB151 #51BE7A

square

#515EBE #BE5194 #BEB151 #51BE7A

split-complementary

#515EBE #BE7A51 #94BE51

monochromatic

#28306C #394499 #515EBE #7E87CF #AAB0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#515EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#515EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #515EBE

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##515EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##515EBE	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1862BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#097485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #515ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 94, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.150 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8bd2',
    500: '#515ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #515ebe;
$custom-light: #8b8bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#515ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.844,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52169,
    "c": 0.14967,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#515EBE

secondary

#CDC79E

accent

#C653D5

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #515EBE

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

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