#516682#516682

#516682 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.052 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516682
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 130)
HSL	hsl(214, 23%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(214, 38%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 21.5%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -0.37, -18.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 18.08, 268.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% -0.0127 -0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.052 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1727, 12.8632, 22.9562)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516682 #826D51

analogous

#517F82 #516682 #555182

triadic

#516682 #825166 #668251

tetradic

#516682 #82517F #826D51 #518255

square

#516682 #82517F #826D51 #518255

split-complementary

#516682 #825551 #7F8251

monochromatic

#222B37 #3A485C #516682 #6C84A4 #92A4BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#516682 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#516682 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516682

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516682	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516682	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6783

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566281

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#416C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516682;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.052 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8391a6',
    500: '#516682',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516682;
$custom-light: #8391a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516682",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 23.223,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50444,
    "c": 0.05158,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516682

secondary

#A89A87

accent

#9A68C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516682

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

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