#516595#516595

#516595 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.080 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516595
RGB	rgb(81, 101, 149)
HSL	hsl(222, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 32.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 5.94, -28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 29.24, 281.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% -0.0051 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.08 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4701, 13.2258, 30.2710)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516595 #958151

analogous

#518795 #516595 #5F5195

triadic

#516595 #955165 #659551

tetradic

#516595 #955187 #958151 #51955F

square

#516595 #955187 #958151 #51955F

split-complementary

#516595 #955F51 #879551

monochromatic

#262F46 #3B4A6D #516595 #7184B2 #99A7C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#516595 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#516595 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516595

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516595	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516595	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516595;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 101, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.080 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8590b4',
    500: '#516595',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516595;
$custom-light: #8590b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516595",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51147,
    "c": 0.08042,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516595

secondary

#B4A98D

accent

#A862C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516595

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

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