#516AAE#516AAE

#516AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.111 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516AAE
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(224, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(224, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 10.81, -39.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 40.64, 285.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% -0.0051 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.111 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1848, 15.1122, 42.1003)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516AAE #AE9551

analogous

#5199AE #516AAE #6651AE

triadic

#516AAE #AE516A #6AAE51

tetradic

#516AAE #AE5199 #AE9551 #51AE66

square

#516AAE #AE5199 #AE9551 #51AE66

split-complementary

#516AAE #AE6651 #99AE51

monochromatic

#2A375A #3E5184 #516AAE #7B8EC1 #A5B2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#516AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#516AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516AAE

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516AAE	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F71B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4469AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#237983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.111 267.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.871,
    "s": 36.471,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53639,
    "c": 0.11101,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516AAE

secondary

#C2B799

accent

#AE5BCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516AAE

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

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