#516397#516397

#516397 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.086 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516397
RGB	rgb(81, 99, 151)
HSL	hsl(225, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(225, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 7.80, -30.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 31.56, 284.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% -0.0019 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.086 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4393, 12.9066, 31.0552)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516397 #978551

analogous

#518697 #516397 #625197

triadic

#516397 #975163 #639751

tetradic

#516397 #975186 #978551 #519762

square

#516397 #975186 #978551 #519762

split-complementary

#516397 #976251 #869751

monochromatic

#262F47 #3C496F #516397 #7283B3 #9AA6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#516397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#516397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516397

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516397	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 99, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.086 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858fb6',
    500: '#516397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516397;
$custom-light: #858fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.571,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50807,
    "c": 0.08591,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516397

secondary

#B6AB8E

accent

#AC61C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516397

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

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