#516596#516596

#516596 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.082 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516596
RGB	rgb(81, 101, 150)
HSL	hsl(223, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.15, 6.25, -29.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.15, 29.82, 282.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% -0.0049 -0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.082 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5503, 13.2579, 30.6933)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516596 #968251

analogous

#518796 #516596 #605196

triadic

#516596 #965165 #659651

tetradic

#516596 #965187 #968251 #519660

square

#516596 #965187 #968251 #519660

split-complementary

#516596 #966051 #879651

monochromatic

#262F47 #3C4A6E #516596 #7284B3 #99A7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#516596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#516596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516596

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516596	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.082 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8590b5',
    500: '#516596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516596;
$custom-light: #8590b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.609,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.512,
    "c": 0.08191,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516596

secondary

#B5AA8E

accent

#A962C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516596

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

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