#516BAA#516BAA

#516BAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.104 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516BAA
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 170)
HSL	hsl(222, 35%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 8.89, -36.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 37.78, 283.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% -0.0072 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.104 266)
XYZ	xyz(15.9043, 15.1659, 40.1116)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516BAA #AA9051

analogous

#5198AA #516BAA #6451AA

triadic

#516BAA #AA516B #6BAA51

tetradic

#516BAA #AA5198 #AA9051 #51AA64

square

#516BAA #AA5198 #AA9051 #51AA64

split-complementary

#516BAA #AA6451 #98AA51

monochromatic

#2A3757 #3D5181 #516BAA #798EBF #A2B1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#516BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#516BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516BAA

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516BAA	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4869A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#277982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.104 266.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.472,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53628,
    "c": 0.10396,
    "h": 266
  },
  "luminance": 0.15167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516BAA

secondary

#C0B497

accent

#AB5CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516BAA

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

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