#516BBD#516BBD

#516BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.131 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516BBD
RGB	rgb(81, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(226, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 57%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 15.15, -46.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 48.57, 288.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% -0.0033 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.131 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8333, 15.9375, 50.2707)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516BBD #BDA351

analogous

#51A1BD #516BBD #6D51BD

triadic

#516BBD #BD516B #6BBD51

tetradic

#516BBD #BD51A1 #BDA351 #51BD6D

square

#516BBD #BD51A1 #BDA351 #51BD6D

split-complementary

#516BBD #BD6D51 #A1BD51

monochromatic

#29396B #395097 #516BBD #7D91CE #AAB6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#516BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#516BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516BBD

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516BBD	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4774C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#037D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.131 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95d1',
    500: '#516bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516bbd;
$custom-light: #8a95d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.556,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54758,
    "c": 0.13133,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516BBD

secondary

#CCC19E

accent

#B553D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #516BBD

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

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