#516BA9#516BA9

#516BA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.103 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516BA9
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 169)
HSL	hsl(222, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 8.56, -36.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 37.21, 283.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% -0.0075 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.103 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8101, 15.1282, 39.6153)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516BA9 #A98F51

analogous

#5197A9 #516BA9 #6351A9

triadic

#516BA9 #A9516B #6BA951

tetradic

#516BA9 #A95197 #A98F51 #51A963

square

#516BA9 #A95197 #A98F51 #51A963

split-complementary

#516BA9 #A96351 #97A951

monochromatic

#293756 #3D5180 #516BA9 #798DBF #A2B0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#516BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#516BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516BA9

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516BA9	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5371AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4969A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.103 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8795c3',
    500: '#516ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ba9;
$custom-light: #8795c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.273,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53571,
    "c": 0.10251,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516BA9

secondary

#C0B396

accent

#AB5DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516BA9

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

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