#515FA0#515FA0
#515FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.105 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #515FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 95, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 33%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 49%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.96, 13.17, -36.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.96, 39.26, 289.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.44% 0.0054 -0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.44% 0.105 272.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8287, 12.4710, 34.9293) |
| Luminance | 0.1247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.98
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.92
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.71
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.46
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.51
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#515FA0 #A09251
analogous
#5187A0 #515FA0 #6B51A0
triadic
#515FA0 #A0515F #5FA051
tetradic
#515FA0 #A05187 #A09251 #51A06B
square
#515FA0 #A05187 #A09251 #51A06B
split-complementary
#515FA0 #A06B51 #87A051
monochromatic
#282F4F #3C4777 #515FA0 #7581B9 #9EA6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#515FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#515FA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #515FA0
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##515FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##515FA0 | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.49 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4667A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E609F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#326D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #515fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 95, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.105 272.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#878cbc',
500: '#515fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #515fa0; $custom-light: #878cbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#515fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 95,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.367,
"s": 32.78,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50444,
"c": 0.10473,
"h": 272.9
},
"luminance": 0.12472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#515FA0
secondary
#BBB492
accent
#B65FC9
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0C0C12
muted
#7D7D81