#516573#516573

#516573 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.033 H 238.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516573
RGB	rgb(81, 101, 115)
HSL	hsl(205, 17%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(205, 30%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, -3.92, -10.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 11.04, 249.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% -0.017 -0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.033 238.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1406, 12.2940, 18.0023)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516573 #735F51

analogous

#517370 #516573 #515473

triadic

#516573 #735165 #657351

tetradic

#516573 #705173 #735F51 #547351

square

#516573 #705173 #735F51 #547351

split-complementary

#516573 #735154 #737051

monochromatic

#1E262B #38454F #516573 #6B8497 #8FA2B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#516573 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#516573 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516573

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516573	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516573	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6474

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6173

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516573;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 101, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.033 238.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82909b',
    500: '#516573',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516573;
$custom-light: #82909b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516573",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 17.347,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49564,
    "c": 0.03296,
    "h": 238.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516573

secondary

#9D8E82

accent

#8D6EBA

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0A0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #516573

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

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