#516695#516695

#516695 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.079 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516695
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 149)
HSL	hsl(221, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 5.32, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 28.68, 280.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% -0.0065 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.079 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5678, 13.4212, 30.3036)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516695 #958051

analogous

#518895 #516695 #5E5195

triadic

#516695 #955166 #669551

tetradic

#516695 #955188 #958051 #51955E

square

#516695 #955188 #958051 #51955E

split-complementary

#516695 #955E51 #889551

monochromatic

#263046 #3B4B6D #516695 #7185B2 #99A7C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#516695 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#516695 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516695

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516695	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516695	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516695;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.079 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8591b4',
    500: '#516695',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516695;
$custom-light: #8591b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516695",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.471,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51372,
    "c": 0.0792,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516695

secondary

#B4A88D

accent

#A762C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516695

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

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