#516786#516786

#516786 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.056 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516786
RGB	rgb(81, 103, 134)
HSL	hsl(215, 25%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(215, 40%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 23.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, 0.18, -19.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 19.78, 270.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.86% -0.0127 -0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(50.86% 0.056 257)
XYZ	xyz(12.5453, 13.1704, 24.4307)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516786 #867051

analogous

#518286 #516786 #565186

triadic

#516786 #865167 #678651

tetradic

#516786 #865182 #867051 #518656

square

#516786 #865182 #867051 #518656

split-complementary

#516786 #865651 #828651

monochromatic

#232C3A #3A4A60 #516786 #6D85A7 #93A5BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#516786 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#516786 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516786

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516786	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516786	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6887

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566385

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516786;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 103, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.056 257.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8492a9',
    500: '#516786',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516786;
$custom-light: #8492a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516786",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.094,
    "s": 24.651,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50862,
    "c": 0.05626,
    "h": 257
  },
  "luminance": 0.13171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516786

secondary

#AB9C88

accent

#9C67C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516786

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

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