#516484#516484
#516484 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.056 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #516484 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(81, 100, 132) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 24%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 39%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.6%, 24.2%, 0%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 1.43, -20.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 20.12, 274.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.07% -0.0091 -0.0556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.07% 0.056 260.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1141, 12.5290, 23.6054) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.54
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.29
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.87
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.05
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.26
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#516484 #847151
analogous
#517E84 #516484 #585184
triadic
#516484 #845164 #648451
tetradic
#516484 #84517E #847151 #518458
square
#516484 #84517E #847151 #518458
split-complementary
#516484 #845851 #7E8451
monochromatic
#222B38 #3A475E #516484 #6D82A5 #93A2BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#516484 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#516484 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #516484
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##516484 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##516484 | 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)
#596685
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#536183
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#416B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #516484; /* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 100, 132); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.056 260.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8490a8',
500: '#516484',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #516484; $custom-light: #8490a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#516484",
"rgb": {
"r": 81,
"g": 100,
"b": 132
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.647,
"s": 23.944,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50071,
"c": 0.0564,
"h": 260.7
},
"luminance": 0.1253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#516484
secondary
#AA9D87
accent
#9F67C0
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0C0F
muted
#7C7D7F