#516386#516386

#516386 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.060 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516386
RGB	rgb(81, 99, 134)
HSL	hsl(220, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 40%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 2.63, -21.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 21.76, 276.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% -0.007 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.06 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1569, 12.3936, 24.3013)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516386 #867451

analogous

#517D86 #516386 #5A5186

triadic

#516386 #865163 #638651

tetradic

#516386 #86517D #867451 #51865A

square

#516386 #86517D #867451 #51865A

split-complementary

#516386 #865A51 #7D8651

monochromatic

#232B3A #3A4760 #516386 #6D81A7 #93A2BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#516386 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#516386 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516386

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516386	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516386	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576588

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516185

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516386;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 99, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.060 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848fa9',
    500: '#516386',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516386;
$custom-light: #848fa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516386",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.623,
    "s": 24.651,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49935,
    "c": 0.06043,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516386

secondary

#AB9F88

accent

#A267C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516386

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

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