#516196#516196

#516196 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.087 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516196
RGB	rgb(81, 97, 150)
HSL	hsl(226, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(226, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 35.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 8.74, -30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 32.17, 285.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.0004 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.087 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1713, 12.5000, 30.5670)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516196 #968651

analogous

#518396 #516196 #635196

triadic

#516196 #965161 #619651

tetradic

#516196 #965183 #968651 #519663

square

#516196 #965183 #968651 #519663

split-complementary

#516196 #966351 #839651

monochromatic

#262E47 #3C476E #516196 #7281B3 #99A4C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#516196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#516196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516196

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516196	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 97, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.087 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858db5',
    500: '#516196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516196;
$custom-light: #858db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.087,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50309,
    "c": 0.087,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516196

secondary

#B5AC8E

accent

#AF62C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516196

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

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