#516280#516280

#516280 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.053 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516280
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 128)
HSL	hsl(218, 22%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(218, 37%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.28, 1.50, -18.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.28, 18.88, 274.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% -0.0077 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.053 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6561, 12.0427, 22.1282)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516280 #806F51

analogous

#517980 #516280 #575180

triadic

#516280 #805162 #628051

tetradic

#516280 #805179 #806F51 #518057

square

#516280 #805179 #806F51 #518057

split-complementary

#516280 #805751 #798051

monochromatic

#222935 #39455B #516280 #6C80A2 #92A0BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#516280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#516280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516280

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516280	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586481

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535F7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.053 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838ea5',
    500: '#516280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516280;
$custom-light: #838ea5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.298,
    "s": 22.488,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4942,
    "c": 0.05265,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516280

secondary

#A79B86

accent

#A069BF

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516280

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

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