#515FAD#515FAD
#515FAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.124 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #515FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 95, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 36%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 53%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.69, 17.39, -43.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.69, 46.86, 291.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.24% 0.0078 -0.1237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.24% 0.124 273.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0260, 12.9499, 41.2349) |
| Luminance | 0.1295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.36
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.79
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.94
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.21
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.80
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#515FAD #AD9F51
analogous
#518DAD #515FAD #7151AD
triadic
#515FAD #AD515F #5FAD51
tetradic
#515FAD #AD518D #AD9F51 #51AD71
square
#515FAD #AD518D #AD9F51 #51AD71
split-complementary
#515FAD #AD7151 #8DAD51
monochromatic
#2A315A #3D4883 #515FAD #7A85C1 #A4ABD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#515FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#515FAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #515FAD
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##515FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##515FAD | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D69B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3361AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26707D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #515fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 95, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.124 273.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#888cc6',
500: '#515fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #515fad; $custom-light: #888cc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#515fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 95,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.87,
"s": 36.22,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51243,
"c": 0.12393,
"h": 273.6
},
"luminance": 0.12951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#515FAD
secondary
#C2BB98
accent
#BB5CCC
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0C13
muted
#7D7D82