#516AA6#516AA6

#516AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.099 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516AA6
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(222, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(222, 51%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 8.21, -35.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 36.09, 283.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% -0.007 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.099 266)
XYZ	xyz(15.4280, 14.8095, 38.1145)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516AA6 #A68D51

analogous

#5194A6 #516AA6 #6251A6

triadic

#516AA6 #A6516A #6AA651

tetradic

#516AA6 #A65194 #A68D51 #51A662

square

#516AA6 #A65194 #A68D51 #51A662

split-complementary

#516AA6 #A66251 #94A651

monochromatic

#293554 #3D507D #516AA6 #778CBD #A1AFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#516AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#516AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516AA6

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516AA6	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4968A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B7780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.099 266.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8794c0',
    500: '#516aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516aa6;
$custom-light: #8794c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53183,
    "c": 0.09937,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.14811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516AA6

secondary

#BEB295

accent

#AA5DCA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516AA6

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

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