#516A95#516A95

#516A95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.075 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516A95
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 149)
HSL	hsl(218, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(218, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 2.85, -26.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 26.52, 276.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% -0.0118 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.075 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9704, 14.2265, 30.4378)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516A95 #957C51

analogous

#518C95 #516A95 #5A5195

triadic

#516A95 #95516A #6A9551

tetradic

#516A95 #95518C #957C51 #51955A

square

#516A95 #95518C #957C51 #51955A

split-complementary

#516A95 #955A51 #8C9551

monochromatic

#263246 #3B4E6D #516A95 #7189B2 #99AAC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#516A95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#516A95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516A95

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516A95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516A95	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536694

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516a95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.075 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8594b4',
    500: '#516a95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516a95;
$custom-light: #8594b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516a95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.941,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5228,
    "c": 0.07462,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516A95

secondary

#B4A68D

accent

#A162C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516A95

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

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