#516995#516995

#516995 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.076 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516995
RGB	rgb(81, 105, 149)
HSL	hsl(219, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(219, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 29.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 3.47, -26.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 27.04, 277.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% -0.0104 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.076 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8680, 14.0216, 30.4036)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516995 #957D51

analogous

#518B95 #516995 #5B5195

triadic

#516995 #955169 #699551

tetradic

#516995 #95518B #957D51 #51955B

square

#516995 #95518B #957D51 #51955B

split-complementary

#516995 #955B51 #8B9551

monochromatic

#263146 #3B4D6D #516995 #7188B2 #99A9C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#516995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#516995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516995

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516995	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516694

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 105, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.076 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8593b4',
    500: '#516995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516995;
$custom-light: #8593b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.824,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52052,
    "c": 0.07573,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516995

secondary

#B4A78D

accent

#A362C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516995

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

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