#516BAF#516BAF

#516BAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.111 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516BAF
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(223, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(223, 54%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 10.52, -39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 40.61, 285.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% -0.0061 -0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.111 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.3863, 15.3587, 42.6502)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516BAF #AF9551

analogous

#519AAF #516BAF #6651AF

triadic

#516BAF #AF516B #6BAF51

tetradic

#516BAF #AF519A #AF9551 #51AF66

square

#516BAF #AF519A #AF9551 #51AF66

split-complementary

#516BAF #AF6651 #9AAF51

monochromatic

#2A385C #3D5185 #516BAF #7B8FC2 #A5B2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#516BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#516BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516BAF

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516BAF	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4569AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#217A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.111 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8895c7',
    500: '#516baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516baf;
$custom-light: #8895c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.404,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53915,
    "c": 0.11121,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516BAF

secondary

#C3B799

accent

#AD5BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516BAF

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

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