#516697#516697

#516697 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.082 H 265.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516697
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 151)
HSL	hsl(222, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 5.94, -29.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 29.82, 281.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% -0.0059 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.082 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7288, 13.4856, 31.1517)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516697 #978251

analogous

#518997 #516697 #5F5197

triadic

#516697 #975166 #669751

tetradic

#516697 #975189 #978251 #51975F

square

#516697 #975189 #978251 #51975F

split-complementary

#516697 #975F51 #899751

monochromatic

#263047 #3C4B6F #516697 #7286B3 #9AA8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#516697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#516697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516697

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516697	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.082 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8591b6',
    500: '#516697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516697;
$custom-light: #8591b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51477,
    "c": 0.08217,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516697

secondary

#B6AA8E

accent

#A861C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516697

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

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