#516AC0#516AC0

#516AC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.137 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516AC0
RGB	rgb(81, 106, 192)
HSL	hsl(226, 47%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(226, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 44.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 16.79, -48.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 50.88, 289.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0017 -0.1369)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.137 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0586, 15.8618, 51.9689)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516AC0 #C0A751

analogous

#51A1C0 #516AC0 #6F51C0

triadic

#516AC0 #C0516A #6AC051

tetradic

#516AC0 #C051A1 #C0A751 #51C06F

square

#516AC0 #C051A1 #C0A751 #51C06F

split-complementary

#516AC0 #C06F51 #A1C051

monochromatic

#28386F #384F9B #516AC0 #7E90D0 #ABB7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#516AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#516AC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516AC0

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516AC0	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4374C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346ABE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 106, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.137 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94d3',
    500: '#516ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ac0;
$custom-light: #8b94d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.486,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54738,
    "c": 0.13687,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516AC0

secondary

#CEC39F

accent

#B851D6

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #516AC0

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

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