#516896#516896

#516896 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.078 H 263.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516896
RGB	rgb(81, 104, 150)
HSL	hsl(220, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(220, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 30.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 4.39, -27.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 28.14, 278.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% -0.0088 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.078 263.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8469, 13.8511, 30.7921)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516896 #967F51

analogous

#518A96 #516896 #5C5196

triadic

#516896 #965168 #689651

tetradic

#516896 #96518A #967F51 #51965C

square

#516896 #96518A #967F51 #51965C

split-complementary

#516896 #965C51 #8A9651

monochromatic

#263147 #3C4C6E #516896 #7287B3 #99A9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#516896 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#516896 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516896

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516896	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516896	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516896;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 104, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.078 263.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8592b5',
    500: '#516896',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516896;
$custom-light: #8592b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516896",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 29.87,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51876,
    "c": 0.07833,
    "h": 263.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516896

secondary

#B5A88E

accent

#A562C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516896

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

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