#516185#516185

#516185 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.061 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516185
RGB	rgb(81, 97, 133)
HSL	hsl(222, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, 3.57, -21.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 22.26, 279.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% -0.0046 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.061 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.9004, 11.9916, 23.8733)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516185 #857551

analogous

#517B85 #516185 #5B5185

triadic

#516185 #855161 #618551

tetradic

#516185 #85517B #857551 #51855B

square

#516185 #85517B #857551 #51855B

split-complementary

#516185 #855B51 #7B8551

monochromatic

#232A39 #3A455F #516185 #6D7FA6 #93A0BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#516185 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#516185 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516185

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516185	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516185	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556487

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505F84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516185;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 97, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.061 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848da8',
    500: '#516185',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516185;
$custom-light: #848da8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516185",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 24.299,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49428,
    "c": 0.06126,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516185

secondary

#AAA088

accent

#A567C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516185

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

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