#516AAF#516AAF

#516AAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.112 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516AAF
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 175)
HSL	hsl(224, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(224, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 39.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 11.14, -39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 41.21, 285.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% -0.0049 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.112 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2827, 15.1514, 42.6156)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516AAF #AF9651

analogous

#5199AF #516AAF #6751AF

triadic

#516AAF #AF516A #6AAF51

tetradic

#516AAF #AF5199 #AF9651 #51AF67

square

#516AAF #AF5199 #AF9651 #51AF67

split-complementary

#516AAF #AF6751 #99AF51

monochromatic

#2A375C #3D5185 #516AAF #7B8EC2 #A5B2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#516AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#516AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516AAF

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516AAF	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E71B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4369AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#227984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.112 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894c7',
    500: '#516aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516aaf;
$custom-light: #8894c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.043,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53698,
    "c": 0.11246,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516AAF

secondary

#C3B899

accent

#AF5BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516AAF

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

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