#516291#516291

#516291 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.078 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516291
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 145)
HSL	hsl(224, 28%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(224, 44%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 32.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 6.57, -27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 28.66, 283.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% -0.0023 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.078 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8703, 12.5283, 28.5226)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516291 #918051

analogous

#518291 #516291 #605191

triadic

#516291 #915162 #629151

tetradic

#516291 #915182 #918051 #519160

square

#516291 #915182 #918051 #519160

split-complementary

#516291 #916051 #829151

monochromatic

#252D42 #3B476A #516291 #7081AF #97A3C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#516291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#516291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516291

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516291	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516693

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6190

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.078 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858eb1',
    500: '#516291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516291;
$custom-light: #858eb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.063,
    "s": 28.319,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50263,
    "c": 0.07816,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516291

secondary

#B2A88C

accent

#AB63C5

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F5

border

#CACBCF

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516291

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

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