#516AAD#516AAD

#516AAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.110 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516AAD
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(224, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 10.48, -38.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 40.07, 285.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% -0.0053 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.11 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.0877, 15.0734, 41.5888)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516AAD #AD9451

analogous

#5198AD #516AAD #6651AD

triadic

#516AAD #AD516A #6AAD51

tetradic

#516AAD #AD5198 #AD9451 #51AD66

square

#516AAD #AD5198 #AD9451 #51AD66

split-complementary

#516AAD #AD6651 #98AD51

monochromatic

#2A375A #3D5083 #516AAD #7A8DC1 #A4B1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#516AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#516AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516AAD

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516AAD	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4568AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#247883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.110 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894c6',
    500: '#516aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516aad;
$custom-light: #8894c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.696,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53581,
    "c": 0.10955,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516AAD

secondary

#C2B698

accent

#AE5CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516AAD

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

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