#516CA1#516CA1

#516CA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.090 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516CA1
RGB	rgb(81, 108, 161)
HSL	hsl(220, 33%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(220, 50%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 5.38, -31.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 32.14, 279.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% -0.0108 -0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.09 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1868, 15.0467, 35.8153)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516CA1 #A18651

analogous

#5194A1 #516CA1 #5E51A1

triadic

#516CA1 #A1516C #6CA151

tetradic

#516CA1 #A15194 #A18651 #51A15E

square

#516CA1 #A15194 #A18651 #51A15E

split-complementary

#516CA1 #A15E51 #94A151

monochromatic

#283550 #3D5178 #516CA1 #758CBA #9EAECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#516CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#516CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516CA1

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516CA1	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F69A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 108, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.090 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695bd',
    500: '#516ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516ca1;
$custom-light: #8695bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.75,
    "s": 33.058,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53354,
    "c": 0.08971,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516CA1

secondary

#BBAE93

accent

#A55FC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #516CA1

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

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