#516299#516299

#516299 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.090 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516299
RGB	rgb(81, 98, 153)
HSL	hsl(226, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(226, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 35.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 9.06, -32.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 33.32, 285.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% -0.0001 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.09 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5090, 12.7838, 31.8865)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516299 #998851

analogous

#518699 #516299 #645199

triadic

#516299 #995162 #629951

tetradic

#516299 #995186 #998851 #519964

square

#516299 #995186 #998851 #519964

split-complementary

#516299 #996451 #869951

monochromatic

#272F49 #3C4871 #516299 #7382B5 #9BA6CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#516299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#516299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516299

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516299	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 98, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.090 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868eb7',
    500: '#516299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516299;
$custom-light: #868eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.833,
    "s": 30.769,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50695,
    "c": 0.09021,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516299

secondary

#B7AD8F

accent

#AF61C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516299

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

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