#516985#516985

#516985 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.053 H 252.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516985
RGB	rgb(81, 105, 133)
HSL	hsl(212, 24%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(212, 39%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, -1.32, -18.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 18.37, 265.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% -0.0158 -0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.053 252.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6772, 13.5453, 24.1323)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516985 #856D51

analogous

#518385 #516985 #535185

triadic

#516985 #855169 #698551

tetradic

#516985 #855183 #856D51 #518553

square

#516985 #855183 #856D51 #518553

split-complementary

#516985 #855351 #838551

monochromatic

#232D39 #3A4B5F #516985 #6D87A6 #93A7BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#516985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#516985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516985

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516985	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586584

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 105, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.053 252.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8493a8',
    500: '#516985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516985;
$custom-light: #8493a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 24.299,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51284,
    "c": 0.0531,
    "h": 252.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516985

secondary

#AA9A88

accent

#9767C1

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #516985

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

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