#516ABE#516ABE

#516ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.134 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516ABE
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 190)
HSL	hsl(226, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 16.11, -47.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 49.75, 288.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% -0.002 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.134 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8385, 15.7737, 50.8098)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516ABE #BEA551

analogous

#51A0BE #516ABE #6E51BE

triadic

#516ABE #BE516A #6ABE51

tetradic

#516ABE #BE51A0 #BEA551 #51BE6E

square

#516ABE #BE51A0 #BEA551 #51BE6E

split-complementary

#516ABE #BE6E51 #A0BE51

monochromatic

#28386C #394F99 #516ABE #7E90CF #AAB6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#516ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#516ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516ABE

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516ABE	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4574C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#017D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.134 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94d2',
    500: '#516abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516abe;
$custom-light: #8a94d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.239,
    "s": 45.607,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54611,
    "c": 0.13402,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516ABE

secondary

#CDC29E

accent

#B753D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516ABE

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

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