#516993#516993

#516993 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.073 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516993
RGB	rgb(81, 105, 147)
HSL	hsl(218, 29%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(218, 45%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 2.85, -25.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 25.93, 276.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% -0.0111 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.073 261.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7097, 13.9583, 29.5699)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516993 #937B51

analogous

#518A93 #516993 #5A5193

triadic

#516993 #935169 #699351

tetradic

#516993 #93518A #937B51 #51935A

square

#516993 #93518A #937B51 #51935A

split-complementary

#516993 #935A51 #8A9351

monochromatic

#263144 #3B4D6C #516993 #7188B1 #98A9C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#516993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#516993 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516993

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516993	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6C95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526692

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 105, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.073 261.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8593b3',
    500: '#516993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516993;
$custom-light: #8593b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 28.947,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51951,
    "c": 0.07282,
    "h": 261.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516993

secondary

#B3A58D

accent

#A163C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516993

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

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