#516486#516486

#516486 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.059 H 261.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516486
RGB	rgb(81, 100, 134)
HSL	hsl(218, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(218, 40%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 2.02, -21.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 21.24, 275.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% -0.0085 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.059 261.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2523, 12.5843, 24.3331)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516486 #867351

analogous

#517E86 #516486 #595186

triadic

#516486 #865164 #648651

tetradic

#516486 #86517E #867351 #518659

square

#516486 #86517E #867351 #518659

split-complementary

#516486 #865951 #7E8651

monochromatic

#232B3A #3A4860 #516486 #6D82A7 #93A3BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#516486 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#516486 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516486

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516486	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516486	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586688

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536185

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516486;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 100, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.059 261.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8490a9',
    500: '#516486',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516486;
$custom-light: #8490a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516486",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.491,
    "s": 24.651,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50166,
    "c": 0.05933,
    "h": 261.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516486

secondary

#AB9E88

accent

#A167C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516486

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

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