#516488#516488

#516488 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.062 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516488
RGB	rgb(81, 100, 136)
HSL	hsl(219, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(219, 40%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 26.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 2.61, -22.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 22.37, 276.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% -0.0078 -0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.062 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3931, 12.6406, 25.0747)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516488 #887551

analogous

#517F88 #516488 #595188

triadic

#516488 #885164 #648851

tetradic

#516488 #88517F #887551 #518859

square

#516488 #88517F #887551 #518859

split-complementary

#516488 #885951 #7F8851

monochromatic

#232C3B #3A4862 #516488 #6E82A8 #94A3BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#516488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#516488 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516488

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516488	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57668A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526187

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 100, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.062 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8490aa',
    500: '#516488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516488;
$custom-light: #8490aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.273,
    "s": 25.346,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50262,
    "c": 0.06227,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516488

secondary

#ACA089

accent

#A266C2

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516488

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

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