#516ABA#516ABA

#516ABA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.128 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516ABA
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 186)
HSL	hsl(226, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 14.78, -45.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 47.47, 288.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0027 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.128 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4074, 15.6013, 48.5389)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516ABA #BAA151

analogous

#519FBA #516ABA #6C51BA

triadic

#516ABA #BA516A #6ABA51

tetradic

#516ABA #BA519F #BAA151 #51BA6C

square

#516ABA #BA519F #BAA151 #51BA6C

split-complementary

#516ABA #BA6C51 #9FBA51

monochromatic

#293868 #3A5093 #516ABA #7D90CB #A9B5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#516ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#516ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516ABA

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516ABA	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4773BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E7C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.128 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94cf',
    500: '#516aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516aba;
$custom-light: #8a94cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.714,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54361,
    "c": 0.12831,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516ABA

secondary

#CABF9D

accent

#B555D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516ABA

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

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