#516AA2#516AA2

#516AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.094 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516AA2
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 162)
HSL	hsl(221, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(221, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 34.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 6.93, -33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 33.82, 281.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% -0.008 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.094 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0668, 14.6650, 36.2121)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516AA2 #A28951

analogous

#5193A2 #516AA2 #6051A2

triadic

#516AA2 #A2516A #6AA251

tetradic

#516AA2 #A25193 #A28951 #51A260

square

#516AA2 #A25193 #A28951 #51A260

split-complementary

#516AA2 #A26051 #93A251

monochromatic

#283550 #3D4F79 #516AA2 #768BBA #9FADCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#516AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#516AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516AA2

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516AA2	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C68A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.094 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794be',
    500: '#516aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516aa2;
$custom-light: #8794be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.481,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52962,
    "c": 0.09352,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516AA2

secondary

#BCAF93

accent

#A85EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516AA2

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

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