#516B95#516B95

#516B95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.074 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516B95
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 149)
HSL	hsl(217, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(217, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 2.24, -25.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 26.01, 274.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% -0.0131 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.074 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0741, 14.4338, 30.4723)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516B95 #957B51

analogous

#518D95 #516B95 #595195

triadic

#516B95 #95516B #6B9551

tetradic

#516B95 #95518D #957B51 #519559

square

#516B95 #95518D #957B51 #519559

split-complementary

#516B95 #955951 #8D9551

monochromatic

#263246 #3B4F6D #516B95 #718AB2 #99ABC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#516B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#516B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516B95

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516B95	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37747A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.074 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8595b4',
    500: '#516b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516b95;
$custom-light: #8595b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.059,
    "s": 29.565,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52508,
    "c": 0.07355,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516B95

secondary

#B4A58D

accent

#A062C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #516B95

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

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