#516992#516992

#516992 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.071 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516992
RGB	rgb(81, 105, 146)
HSL	hsl(218, 29%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(218, 45%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 2.55, -25.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 25.37, 275.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% -0.0114 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.071 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6316, 13.9270, 29.1585)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516992 #927A51

analogous

#518A92 #516992 #5A5192

triadic

#516992 #925169 #699251

tetradic

#516992 #92518A #927A51 #51925A

square

#516992 #92518A #927A51 #51925A

split-complementary

#516992 #925A51 #8A9251

monochromatic

#253043 #3B4D6B #516992 #7088B0 #98A9C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#516992 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#516992 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516992

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516992	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516992	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536691

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516992;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 105, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.071 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8593b2',
    500: '#516992',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516992;
$custom-light: #8593b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516992",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.846,
    "s": 28.634,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51901,
    "c": 0.07138,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516992

secondary

#B3A48C

accent

#A163C5

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F5

border

#CACBCF

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516992

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

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