#516CA0#516CA0

#516CA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.088 H 262.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CA0
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(219, 33%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 49%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 5.06, -31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 31.58, 279.22°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% -0.0111 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.088 262.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0990, 15.0115, 35.3528)
Luminance	0.1501 (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

#516CA0 #A08551

analogous

#5193A0 #516CA0 #5E51A0

triadic

#516CA0 #A0516C #6CA051

tetradic

#516CA0 #A05193 #A08551 #51A05E

square

#516CA0 #A05193 #A08551 #51A05E

split-complementary

#516CA0 #A05E51 #93A051

monochromatic

#28354F #3C5177 #516CA0 #758CB9 #9EAECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#516CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#516CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CA0

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CA0	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F699F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.088 262.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695bc',
    500: '#516ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ca0;
$custom-light: #8695bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.494,
    "s": 32.78,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53301,
    "c": 0.08827,
    "h": 262.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CA0

secondary

#BBAD92

accent

#A55FC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CA0

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

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