#516997#516997

#516997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.079 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516997
RGB	rgb(81, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(219, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(219, 46%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 4.09, -27.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 28.16, 278.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% -0.0098 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.079 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0290, 14.0860, 31.2518)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516997 #977F51

analogous

#518C97 #516997 #5C5197

triadic

#516997 #975169 #699751

tetradic

#516997 #97518C #977F51 #51975C

square

#516997 #97518C #977F51 #51975C

split-complementary

#516997 #975C51 #8C9751

monochromatic

#263247 #3C4D6F #516997 #7288B3 #9AAAC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#516997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#516997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516997

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516997	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.079 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8593b6',
    500: '#516997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516997;
$custom-light: #8593b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.429,
    "s": 30.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52154,
    "c": 0.07864,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516997

secondary

#B6A88E

accent

#A461C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516997

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

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