#516296#516296

#516296 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.086 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516296
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 150)
HSL	hsl(225, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 34.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.29, 8.12, -30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.29, 31.57, 284.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% -0.0009 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.086 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2643, 12.6860, 30.5980)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516296 #968551

analogous

#518596 #516296 #625196

triadic

#516296 #965162 #629651

tetradic

#516296 #965185 #968551 #519662

square

#516296 #965185 #968551 #519662

split-complementary

#516296 #966251 #859651

monochromatic

#262E47 #3C486E #516296 #7282B3 #99A5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#516296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#516296 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516296

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516296	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.086 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858eb5',
    500: '#516296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516296;
$custom-light: #858eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.217,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5053,
    "c": 0.0857,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516296

secondary

#B5AB8E

accent

#AD62C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516296

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

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